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 highlight area's of concern by submitting a Pre-Budget 2024 Submission as requested by the Minister for Agriculture, Food, & the Marine.::Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT) -::to highlight concerns with the Residential Zoned Land Tax, while being mindful of the current housing…
Taxation measures to support Climate Action::• If any percentage of the farm is dedicated to farm forestry, it should be defined as agricultural land and the Capital Acquisitions Tax (CAT) Agricultural Relief applied to the whole farm.::• Farm forestry is treated in a similar…
To highlight that the Credit Unions expanding their lending to farmers is a welcome development.::To highlight how the expansion of their Cultivate offering to agriculture is a timely development to add more competition to the Irish market for farmers who require long term…
Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP)::That all farmers in the scheme must be paid in full on all of their eligible animals. The Minister for Agriculture in his mart meetings on CAP committed publicly that all farmers taking part in the SCEP would be paid in full on all of…
To highlight the closing dates of June 8th for grant renewal applications and July 6th for new grant applications.::To highlight the important changes to the Student Grant Scheme announced in Budget 2023 which include an increase in the income limit from €55,240 to €62,000 for…
To highlight that the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine committed in last year's Budget to a €90/cow scheme to run alongside the new Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP), but to date there has been nothing on this scheme.::To call on the Minister to now honour…
To welcome the announcement by the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine of a new scheme to help towards the costs of legal and financial advice for farm succession planning.
Farm Schemes -::To propose a tax credit for new and existing individuals practising as independent agronomists.::To propose that funding should be provided to enable young tillage farmers under 40 to upskill and undertake courses in agronomy and integrated pest management.::To…
• The allocation to the Irish farming sector from the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) needs to reflect the importance of the UK market to Irish primary producers and to protect them against the disproportionate impact of Brexit on Irish agrifood exports. Farmers, as price…