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.
To demonstrate that the failure of the Government to increase the Earned Income Tax Credit to match the PAYE credit, as committed to in the Programme for Government, maintains the inequity in the income tax system between employees and the self-employed and impacts…
To inform that the Department of Agriculture has agreed to make the following changes to the second year of the KT programme:::Farmers will be allowed to attend 2 events, as opposed to 1, meaning farmers now have the option of 4 meetings with 1 event; or 3 meetings with 2…
That the review would be meaningful and that the outcome will have to comprise an independent Chairman and farmer representation on the appeals body
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…
To make the case for continued strong EU funding of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post 2020
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 bring to the Minister's attention that there was no engagement with stakeholders ahead of signing in the S.I.::That in the Minister's letter of 10th March 2017 the Minister confirmed that the roadworthiness testing requirement 'will only apply to T5 tractors used…
That the Government would support the live cattle trade to Turkey::That the import requirement of Turkey for 500,000 head of live cattle each year, would be taken seriously by the Irish Government::That all necessary supports would be put in place to facilitate the Turkish…
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