Politician · TD · 34th Dáil
Returns filed on the Register of Lobbying, newest first, with the policy area and intended results as the lobbyist published them.
To acknowledge the important contribution of women in agriculture.::To highlight, that despite the important role they play, women farmers' contribution has traditionally been understated.::To fully recognise women's contribution both on the farm but also within their rural…
To address the lack of advisers within Teagasc for the poultry sector.::To highlight that Poultry accounts for 46% of meat consumption in this country, yet our main research agency has only one dedicated adviser for poultry. This is far short of what is available for other…
To highlight that the the delay in the opening of the Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture Sector is unacceptable and urgent action must be taken to open the scheme immediately.::To highlight that the Irish horticulture sector is currently…
To point out that a collaborative approach to nature conservation is needed.::To appeal to the Assembly to take full account of farmers' views when framing their recommendations::To point out that space for nature is on average 12-14% of the farmland area on Irish farms, which…
To acknowledged the approval by the Cabinet of the General Scheme of a Bill to establish a new Office for Fairness and Transparency in the Agri Food Supply Chain.::That the Office has full powers of investigation and be able to compel actors in the chain to provide them with…
Highlight the disparity that exists Recommendation solutions for the future
Increased investment for youth in agriculture, in order to ensure vibrant rural communities and a thriving agriculture sector. Highlight the fact that research concludes that farmer characteristics including age, innovativeness of the farmer and the preparedness to tackle…
Highlight that a reduction in livestock levels of 30% and the re-wetting of 90% of reclaimed land in order to meet climate targets as suggested in the report will remove at least 20% of the state’s land mass out of food production and reduce our capacity as a nation to produce…
Emphasise that this will reduce the stock of land available for farmers who wish to rear breeding animals and further increase the price of land paid for lease and sale. this will undoubtedly reduce the stock of land available for farmers who wish to rear breeding animals, it…
PQs to Minister to seek commitment to deliver of prog for government promise to support genetic services for people living with rare diseases.
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To meet with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to emphasise that all valid 46,000 applicants must be accepted in the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES).::That all applicants waiting to get into Tranche 2 must also be accommodated.
That there is a thorough investigation into how French potatoes were labelled with the Bord Bia Quality Assurance mark.::That the result of the investigation is made public.::To highlight that Irish Potato farmers go to great lengths to ensure that they meet the exacting Quality…
To ensure that, as set out in Food Vision 2030, there must be a balance between environmental, economic and social sustainability.::To ensure that rigorous assessments of all EU and national policy proposals are required to understand their impact on farm viability, the rural…
To insist that there must be an accurate measurement of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon removals at farm levels. It was accepted at the IFA Climate Summit that research is ongoing to facilitate more accurate estimates of emissions from Irish agriculture and land use. In the…
To ensure that the Government takes account of the potential for carbon leakage to arise from climate policies in Ireland. This is a requirement of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021.Carbon leakage occurs when food production is curtailed in one…