Politician · Senator · 27th Seanad
Returns filed on the Register of Lobbying, newest first, with the policy area and intended results as the lobbyist published them.
To seek assurances from the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine that the Food Ombudsman will be functional by the end of the year.::To welcome the announcement of the new Agri-Regulator Board and that the new Agri-Food Regulator will take up the role on December…
To highlight the problematic year experienced on all tillage farms with the weather proving especially difficult in March, April, July and September.::To emphasise that the proposed emergency financial support announced by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine…
To highlight that this year's potato harvest is the worst in recent memory and is rapidly turning into a salvage operation as drills are under water following recent flooding.::To emphasise that with more heavy rainfall forecast on already saturated ground, growers will not be…
To acknowledge the new grant for repairing or replacing existing septic tanks announced by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage.::To highlight that the qualifying condition that a septic tank must be registered with the local authority prior to 1st February…
To highlight the frustration felt by farmers at the lack of progress by the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine and his Department in addressing critical issues in the Tuberculosis (TB) programme.::To highlight that, despite increased funding provided over the last…
To challenge the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine on their inaction in providing an efficient competitive Fallen Animals Collection service which has led to a dispute between knackeries and renderers.
Seek an urgent meeting with the Joint Committee on Agriculture,Food, and the Marine on TB claims abour wild deer, and the Irish Deer Management Strategy Report
Continue to raise awareness of Coillte’s new forestry strategic vision and related updates, progress land use initiatives and improve understanding of same, engage on the Shareholder Letter of Expectation and related matters, and seek to expedite consent requests.
Highlight the importance of the scheme for succession planning on farms. Encourage the further development of succession schemes.
Securing a future for rural young people. Renewing young farmer taxation reliefs
Inform Oireachtas Agricultural Committee Members of HSI Strategic Priorities for 2023 and 2024 including policy relating to development of Irish equine industry.
Published name "Horse Sport Ireland" equals CRO name "HORSE SPORT IRELAND" (CRO 432092) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.
Highlight opposition to proposed exit scheme in Dairy Vision report Propose an alternative Succession scheme
To highlight the growing concern among farmers regarding the potential health and safety risk posed by infected ash trees to road users, but also for themselves as the felling of infected trees is very challenging and poses significant safety risks.::To emphasise that a support…
To highlight the urgency in bringing in stronger laws around dog control following recent devastating attacks on cattle in the North Kildare area.::To insist that more must be done immediately to ensure farmers around the country stop bearing the costs of such devastating…
Sought to have the allocation process of funding for media rights for small race courses reviewed