Politician · TD · 34th Dáil
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Returns filed on the Register of Lobbying, newest first, with the policy area and intended results as the lobbyist published them.
Support for farmers struggling with fodder shortages::That farmers would have access to credit and the Budget 2018 Low Cost Loan::That the Minister would clarify what his Department were doing to alleviate the problems
That the Government would legislate to ban below the cost of production selling by retailers by introducing a Grocery Goods Regulation on it.
A more practical implementation of the clean sheep policy
Increased transparency on carcase trim and classification::That the Minister would publish the names of the factories guilty of trim offences
Additional targeted supports for the Suckler sector::That the Food Wise High Level Meats Group submission would be taken on board
To defer the introduction of Sheep EID from October 1st::To point out that there are major flaws with the current EID proposals on the table .::To prevent the extra costs that will be imposed on farmers due to the Minister and his Department imposing compulsory EID on all sheep…
Support amendments relating to export of greyhounds in Greyhound Racing Bill
That it should not be necessary to extend EID to sheep that go from the farm of origin directly to slaughter. This is provided for in the EU regulation (EC) No 21/2004 under Article 4(3).::That the date for the introduction of EID be deferred from October 2018 as this timing is…
To seek exemption for farmers to cut traditional hay meadows (Under GLAS Scheme) before 1st July due to the very long dry spell and before normal ripeness of hay meadows
To ring fence 20% of the energy levy paid by all homeowners, to develop a prosumer strategy which encourages homeowners and farmers to replace their fossil duels with renewable sources.::A generation feed in tariff, guaranteed for 20 years and linked to CPI for farm scale and…
That the extended dates for burning gorse and hedge-cutting amended in the Heritage Bill 2018 (enacted July 2018) are regulated for so that they can implemented
That Minister Creed would intervene so that factories have to stop cutting cattle prices and stabilise the market::That the Minister would ensure that the factories act in a responsible manner and stop using the drought issues to undermine prices
To defer the introduction of Sheep EID from October 1st::To prevent the extra costs that will be imposed on farmers due to the Minister and his Department imposing compulsory EID on all sheep form Oct 1st 2018.::Issues were raised such as, excessive costs, lack of consultation,…
To stabilise numbers and improve beef farm incomes,::A targeted payment of €200/suckler cow, structured under environmental and animal welfare measures in the CAP Rural Development Programme and financed predominately from national resources and savings from existing RDP…
To ensure that the system of classification, carcase trim and weights in the meat plants operates correctly and accurately for all animals presented for sale. The importance cannot be over emphasised as this system determines the actual payment farmers received for their…