Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

Funding secured for development program

To lobby in Europe in support of live exports as Ireland has numerous trade agreements pending for exports.::To seek assurance that there are live export certificates or trade agreements pending for exports to Iraq, Iran and Jordan, where substantial work has already been…

To make the minister aware that many items of a fixed nature have always received refunds of VAT. However, in the past number of months, it has been brought to IFA's attention that items that VAT was previously refunded on, such as automatic calf feeders, robotic scraping…

To propose that the Minister for Agriculture, Food, And the Marine considers interim payments to farmers who have qualified for ACRES in light of the delays with the overall payments to help alleviate the financial burden on farmers at this time of the year.::To highlight the…

Passage of the Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022, for the safety and protection of LGBTQ+ young people in Ireland.

Increased awareness, action on implementing current policy, future commitment to neurological care

Correspondence with TDs to highlight issues and unintended consequences for charities in draft legislation with the aim of protecting charity fundraising

Establish a rapport with key political stakeholders in advance of the general election. ::Explain that a business-friendly environment in Ireland has allowed businesses like ours to create high value jobs in Letterkenny working in innovative cutting-edge fields and we look…

Changes made to the provisions of the Intoxicating Liquor Bill (2024) to better provide for and protect public health and children's rights.

Clarity and guidance on policy with regard to this matter.

To work with the Cross Party Parliamentary Diabetes Committee to develop a work stream to include the development of a strategic framework to improve quality of life for people with diabetes and reduce long term costs to the health service of diabetes complications.

Sharing of information and updates regarding criteria and implementation of EU schemes . Sharing of stakeholder perspectives and state of play in sector

To propose that this tax cannot apply to genuinely farmed land, a means of exempting all genuinely farmed land, such as identifying land upon which payment claims have been made to the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine must be put in place and this land then…

To propose that payment for the loss of this income i.e., forestry premium, should not be subject to Income Tax or Capital Gains Tax (CGT).

To propose that, to better advance or promote increased utilisation of on-farm sustainability measure, farm operations that are utilised for Research Trials/Demonstration purposed (for example Signpost Farms) by Companies/Agricultural Institutions should be afforded an…