Politician · TD · 34th Dáil
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To highlight that the TB eradication programme is an enormous cost and burden for all farmers throughout the country. Eradication of the disease in the shortest feasible timeframe must be the objective but this will not be done cheaply and cannot be just about tightening…
To outline to challenges being faced by potato growers, with particular emphases on how retailers are taking the lion’s share of the margin on potatoes, while farmers bear all of the risk.::To highlight the need for stronger retail regulation and an independent retail ombudsman…
That farmers are aware that online BPS applicants can avail of Department of Agriculture support clinics taking place during April and early May.::That farmers are aware that from this year, EU regulations require that all BPS applications be made online.::That the Department of…
That farmland is not deemed ‘vacant’ by Local Authorities for the purposes of the vacant site levy.::To make it abundantly clear that land being used for agricultural purposes is neither ‘vacant nor idle’.::To object to the content of the implementing circular to Local…
That there is an urgent overhaul of the Department of Agriculture's IT system as farmers’ payments are held up due to IT programmes and procedures are not fit for purpose across a number of schemes.::To ensure that the IT section of the Department is present at the next Charter…
Seeking an increase in the EU Budget from 1% to 1.2% of GNI (Gross National Income) to provide for an increase in the CAP Budget::CAP 2020 must increase farm incomes and close the gap with other sectors in society::This is to reflect the recovery and growth in the European…
Update to Senator Padraig MacLochlainn regarding Jigsaw Donegal
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Members to raise issues of Increasing emissions from the agri-industry sector and weak policy response to binding climate change obligations
Support for the campaign on social media
Support for the campaign on social media
Support amendment in Greyhound Industry Bill 2017 that would see inclusion of white list of countries to which Irish Greyhounds can be exported.
Competitiveness::Competitiveness - Low Cost Loans - Government funding is required in Budget 2018 to support the competiveness of farming enterprises and other SMEs through the provision of low cost loans, to fund both ongoing working capital requirements and for on-farm…
Income Volatility::Income Volatility - Extending Income Averaging to Farmer/Spouse with Additional Self-Employment - that qualification for income averaging on farming profits should be extended where the spouse and/or farmer has a fully separable source of self-employed…
To secure a strong CAP budget post 2020. This is critical for farm incomes, farm output and wider economic activity.::To ensure that there is no reduction in the CAP budget arising from the UK exit::To ensure that options for addressing a shortfall in the CAP budget must…
To outline the importance of the Ireland-UK agri-food trading relationship::To demonstrate the existing structure of the UK agri-food market::To provide some key information on the importance of the UK market in sectors of strategic importance for Irish farming and food - Beef,…