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.
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 that the briefing note from the Department of Transport adds further confusion to the issue and that it does not address the reasons for the failure to deliver on the Minister's promise to consult with IFA, in advance of the introduction of the Regulation (SI…
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 achieve an understanding of the role of sustainable agriculture and the possible contributions from the sector towards Ireland's climate targets
To explain IFA Policy on all areas of concern to farmers::To lobbying all Designate Public Officials (DPOs) who visited the stand
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 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
Broaden awareness of issues. Bring about public examination of same.
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…