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.
That the Minister for Agriculture and the Government redouble their efforts to secure an immediate return of Irish beef to the Chinese Market after Ireland attained OIE negligible risk status for BSE.::That getting beef back into the Chinese Market is a priority following…
That the Minister resolves the ongoing issue of prescribing animal doses as the new EU Veterinary Medicines Regulation comes into force next year.::That there is scope in the Regulation, and in particular in the context of Brexit and the alignment of Northern Ireland and the…
To invite An Taoiseach to address the AGM::To invite the Minister for Agriculture, Food & the Marine to address the AGM::To invite Ministers of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine to the AGM::Livestock - to highlight that the livestock and suckler sector…
To acknowledge the letter sent by Minister Noonan to local authorities re dog attacks during the lambing season::To ensure that people are aware of the potential dangers of any dogs being allowed to roam freely especially at this time of the year.::To call on Minister Malcolm…
To seek a meeting with Minister Hackett::That the new OFS is open for longer than the four-week period of the last scheme so that farmers will have time to get the necessary paperwork in place.::That rejected applicants from the last reopening of the scheme must be prioritised…
To seek a meeting with the Minister for the Environment, Climate & Communications::To highlight that there is no commercial alternative currently available to the use of peat::To highlight the impact of peat shortages on the horticulture sector::That peat harvesting for…
To make Members of the Oireachtas aware of the contents of IFA's Annual Report 2020
To following up on both the Taoiseach and Minister for Agriculture's commitment that they would conduct an economic impace assessment on the EU Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies.::To urge the Minister not to delay in asking Teagasc to commence this analysis::To highlight…
To highlight that the work of the TB Forum Implementation group is critical to the successful development of the objectives in the TB strategy.::To highlight that this is the most important piece of the jigsaw in developing and rolling out the new TB strategy as this is where…
To secure additional funding under the FGLS::To point out that at least €160m in long-term growth loans have been drawn down by farmers under the scheme::To highlight that the agri-sector has used up almost all its allocation under the scheme, a maximum of 40% or €200m.
That the deadline for renewed participation in the BDGP scheme would be extended.::To highlight that this scheme is critical for suckler farmers and every effort must be made to give all participating farmers the opportunity to continue in it.
To highlight the importance of the performance of food exports in 2020 and that they were based on a strong farmer foundation::To highlight that despite hugely disruptive circumstances, the farming and food sector delivered for the Irish economy over the last 12 months,…
To point out that the announcement by Minister Pippa Hackett that the EU has approved an extension of the forestry programme for 2021 will have no real impact unless the licensing backlog is addressed.::To highlight that there are nearly 5,000 licences awaiting approval. Farmers…
To highlight that the 18,000 farmers currently not achieving the 5% reduction required in the BEAM scheme, could see these farmers having to hand back as much as €40m out of €77m in the scheme.::To point out that this was a flawed requirement in the first instance and the…
To note that the EU Commision has responded to the Minsiter for Agriculture's request for a change in the reference period for the BEAM Scheme.::To seek a meeting with the Minister to explore the scope of the flexibility granted by the EU Commission::That the Minister maximises…