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 that the Nitrates Derogation is extremely important to the dairy and other sectors of farming.::To demonstrate extreme disappointment that the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine has not be able to convince the EU Commission to maintain the 250K org N for…
To insist on an immediate review of the table of late payment dates for 2023 sent to farmers by the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine.::To highlight that this was done before the negotiations on the Farmers' Charter of Rights had properly commenced.::To highlight…
To highlight the need for exemption to be provided for actively farmed land against the Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT).::To insist that the promises made by Senior Government officials in the Dáil must be delivered, and farm families proteced.::To highlight that the precedent…
To highlight that a levy on concrete and concrete products in Budget 2023 will have a major financial impact on many IFA members who rely on concrete as one of the main raw materials for farm buildings construction as well as silage and slurry storage structure.::To highlight…
To highlight the error of including Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR) testing in the National Beef Welfare Scheme.::To highlight that this measure does not support suckler farmers and is a leakage of effectively 100% of the monies allocated to this action in the…
To express the need for all interested parties to be accepted into the Agri-Climate Environment Scheme (ACRES). ::To highlight challenges for farmers, there is huge uncertainty created by the Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC) 6 grazing requirements of catch…
To highlight the challenges regarding late issue of approval letters and the impact on the ability of farmers to undertake capital investment in 2023.This has caused huge frustration amongst farmers.::To discuss Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) prioritisation…
To highlight the revisions made to the impractical catch-crop grazing requirements introduced by the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine, without proper consultation or communication with farmers.::To acknowledge that while this is a positive first step, and of…
To call on the Minister for Agriculture to ensure that all farmers who applied for the new liming programme are accepted into the scheme in full.::To highlight that farmers are keen to improve on-farm efficiencies and their environmental footprint. There is huge demand for the…
To protest at the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine's intention to provide the Commission with the details of farmers who the department intends to apply the 220kg limit by September 30th. There are significant concerns about the legal basis for this and the manner…
To seek an extension to the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) deadline to ensure greater flexibility to ensure that farmers get their fair share of the fund.::To highlight what a huge failure it would be if the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) funds were returned when farmers…
To seek a pilot fund to grant aid construction of slurry storage on tillage farms in budget 2024, an additional top up for the Straw Incorporation Measure and the extension of the Tillage Incentive Scheme.::To highlight that, due to the inclement weather there have been very…
To urge the Government to introduce a new scheme to properly support and compensate those farmers affected by Ash Dieback as per the recommendations of the Ash Dieback report established by the Minister of State, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. by::To highlight…
To call for flexibility on the impending deadline for spreading.::To highlight that the very difficult weather conditions make it very difficult for farmers and contractors to spread what is a valuable resource on farms. With the medium-term weather outlook favourable and…
To highlight how the sector has been in disarray for a long time and is continuing to lose growers from the industry. Input costs have increased and weather conditions are extremely difficult, in particular with outdoor winter crops, which will result in yield reductions and…