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 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
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…
To achieve an understanding of the role of sustainable agriculture and the possible contributions from the sector towards Ireland's climate targets
That the Finance Act 2017 must provide that stamp duty on land purchased / transferred and used for farming remains at 2% rate; qualifying criteria to avail of this would be the same applied by Revenue for definition of active farmer, as for Agriculture relief.::With…
That Stamp Duty would remain at the 2% rate in the Finance Act 2017 for land that is purchased or transferred and used for farming.::That the qualifying criteria for this would be the same as Revenue currently applies to define an active farmers for other agricultural taxation…
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…
That the derogation continues::That the transitional arrangements are included in the full scope of the Nitrates Regulations review
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
To demonstrate that the Draft National Planning Framework is not rural proofed::The the following IFA proposals would be included in the framework:::Safeguarding the rights of families, with an intrinsic link to rural areas to obtain planning permission, by revising the…