Politician · TD · 34th Dáil
Returns filed on the Register of Lobbying, newest first, with the policy area and intended results as the lobbyist published them.
Called on the Government to withdraw the Bill before Seanad Éireann and urged Senators and all members of the Oireachtas to oppose it due to concerns over its ISDS clauses and the trade agreements it would facilitate. Also called for rejection of trade agreements containing ISDS…
For the relevant deregation to be applied to Sika deer, and the removal of Sika and Fallow deer from the list of invasive allien species, to avoid unintended consquences.
To raise awareness about the newly identified Important Bird Areas for seabirds in Ireland
TD's were asked to attend a Lobby event with their constituents to hear about they care about climate change and the actions they want their representatives to take.
To accelerate the delivery of flood defence schemes and other essential environmental works in numerous Cork towns ::To further the development of offshore renewables in Cork and to ensure this policy is supported at all levels of government
That Irish elected representatives support greater ambition for within the negotiations with the European Commissions on the proposal for a regulation on Nature Restoration
That the quality of Cork's drinking water is improved, and ensure that it does not contain glyphosate
To highlight the impact of the proposed Nature Restoration Law by the European Union, which will enact legally binding targets on Ireland, up until the year 2050, across a broad range of ecosystems, from agricultural land and forests, to rivers and marine habitats, to meet our…
To ensure that, as set out in Food Vision 2030, there must be a balance between environmental, economic and social sustainability.::To ensure that rigorous assessments of all EU and national policy proposals are required to understand their impact on farm viability, the rural…
To insist that there must be an accurate measurement of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon removals at farm levels. It was accepted at the IFA Climate Summit that research is ongoing to facilitate more accurate estimates of emissions from Irish agriculture and land use. In the…
To ensure that the Government takes account of the potential for carbon leakage to arise from climate policies in Ireland. This is a requirement of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021.Carbon leakage occurs when food production is curtailed in one…
To emphasise that new funding is required to support farmers and the wider agricultural sector to achieve our environmental objectives. This must include renewable energy as well as research funding to maximise the potential for technology-based solutions to help agriculture to…
To highlight that our grass-based livestock and arable land systems are among the world's most climate-efficient food production systems. Farmers will work to reduce emissions by adopting measures in the Teagasc Marginal Abatement Cost Curve (MACC) and other reasonable policy…
That policy measures around land use change including the forestry programme, biodiversity proposals and rewetting must all be agreed with farmers.::To highlight that IFA will not agree with land being designated or re-wetted without prior agreement with farmers and full…
That Irish elected representatives support the reform of the legal mandates of Coillte, Bord Na Móna and other public bodies