Micheál Martin

To secure measures that encourage flexible working hours through taxation and employers incentives::To secure support for work from home initiatives in the workplaces through employer grants and incentives

Seek inclusion of these domestic and foreign policy human rights priorities in the Programme for Government if in new Government

To secure supports for partnerships and other forms of collaborative farming within families::To secure finanical supports from the CAP for older farmers who are financial insecure::The continuation of all existing agri taxation reliefs to support the orderly transfer of…

Policy and fiscal changes

The removal of the five-year rule for young farmers measures::The introduction of legislation and a regulator to protect the primary producer in the food supply chain::The introduction of a results based environmental schemes open to all farms which pays for carbon reduction…

To secure the access for farmers to free independent wellbeing & safety assessments::To secure the development and establishment of a framework to record and accredit upskilling and continuous professional training

To secure the treatment of narcotics in Ireland as a public health problem and not simply a criminal problem::To secure increased investment in addiction treatment for rural areas

to consider Ann Marie Flanagan, who ran unsuccessfully as Independent Senator, as a Taoiseach nomination to the Seanad to bring forward views of disabed people

To ensure the continuation of long term leasing reliefs::To secure state aid ceilings specifically for young farmers are raised

To secure low interest loans targeted at young farmers::To ensure that livestock are considered collateral for lending as in New Zealand::To ensure that any finanical instruments are additional to Young Farmer supports

Call for urgent measures to protect health and lives of people in Direct Provision as outlined in open letter from 900+ experts, organisations, academics, etc. urging the goverment to ensure individuals in Direct Provision are equally included within the Government’s approach…

Irish Hemp Industry Stakeholder Forum Establishment::Legislative and regulatory changes to support the Irish hemp industry

Document outlined and lobbied for the inclusion of Bioenergy support measures in the programme for government across the Bioenergy sectors of Biomass, Biogas, Biofuels, Energy Crops, Wood fuels and Biochar.

Suspension of commercial rates in their entirety for the remainder of 2020, and rebates for those who have already paid::A recalibration of the application of rates to ensure equity in the system so, businesses with a physical premises are not unduly penalised.

To establish support for these policies among election candidates