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.
That there would be a fairer inspection regime for farmers associated with the various direct payment scheme and prompt payment::That there would be a full review of the inspection and penalty regime::That there would be greater tolerances and a yellow card system whereby…
That applications for aid by farmers in Donegal impacted by the floods would be processed without delay and that payments would be made
Support for the agriculture sector which is facing continuing competitiveness challenges arising from the weakness of Sterling as a direct fallout from the UK Brexit decision. This October’s Budget should support new lower cost loan products for farming through the SBCI, to fund…
That the Government would implement the following:::1. Temporary abolition of the clawback on the sale of entitlements for tillage farmers who need to raise cash or stand back from taking over-priced conacre.::2. Under CAP Post 2020, the stacking of entitlements should be…
Maintaining the national suckler cow herd through increased direct payments and a strong live export trade::To secure €50 per head increase in suckler cow supports::The establishment of a new dedicated live export unit in the Department of Agriculture and Bord Bia to drive the…
To continue to highlight the issues with flooding of farm land from the river Shannon and also Turloughs
That on National Potato Day (NPD), consumers and retailers would support the €85m farm gate sector::The Government would continue its support for the Sector through Bord Bia's 3-year promotion campaign designed in 2017 to signal the health benefits of the potato
To highlight dog attacks on sheep flocks and ensure responsible dog ownership by introducing a central database
To get increased supports for the sheep sector
To discuss the future of CAP and proposed changes that will affect Irish farmers::That there would be an increased CAP Budget::That Direct Payments to farmers would continue::To retain the two pillar model of CAP::To ensure the delivery of environmental public goods and enhanced…
That farmers who have applied for TAMS, and who have put down a deposit before formal approval, are allowed claim the deposit as a legitimate expense in claiming grant aid
To give IFA's response to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food & the Marine's Report on 'Future of the Tillage Sector in Ireland'::That the report would adopt a number of recommendations made by IFA including:::The abolition of anti-dumping duties on ammonium…
That maximum flexibility would be shown by the Department of Agriculture in the implementation of commonage framework plans for more than 9000 farmers on 3500 commonages throughout the country in the GLAS Scheme::That the Commonage Implementation Committee would:::- examine…
That there would be a coordinated Government response to address farm viability, deliver off-farm employment opportunities, and to upskill farm households::That the information in the Teagasc Report will provide a valuable input into future policy development, under the CAP and…
To demonstrate that there are mixed fortunes in 2017 farm incomes::To demonstrate the low incomes of drystock and tillage farmers::To demonstrate that price volatility remains a huge threat to all sectors particularly the dairy sector