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 immediate direct financial supports must be provided to farmers to offset the increased costs for feed, fertiliser and fuel on suckler, cattle rearing and finishing farms.::To highlight that it's vital that cattle continue to be finished in line with our…
To highlight that Minister McConalogue has to take urgent action to support tillage farmers as it is more likely we will have less grain due to rocketing input prices.::To highlight that agricultural diesel prices have skyrocketed since the conflict in Ukraine began. At current…
To acknowledge the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's announcement that BEEP-S is available to support suckler farmers that €40m will be made available in 2022.::To highlight that the current volatility means farmers need certainty around future funding. The…
That the Government provides a revised Emergency Fodder Incentive Fund to enable dry stock, tillage or mixed farmers to grow (i) Maize silage, (ii) cover crops (iii) whole crop cereals (iv) additional grass silage/other winter feed.
To highlight that the Government needs to support farmers to purchase fertiliser to grow additional crops and grass silage.
To highlight that the Government should increase the Protein Aid Budget in 2022 to promote the production of pulses and combi crops (barley and pea crop or oats and bean mixes).
To highlight that the Government should address feed and fertiliser deficits with a National Procurement Strategy to Ensure Winter Reserves.
That the Government needs to address taxation policies such as excise duty on agri-diesel and LPG for farm use.
To seek that the Government suspends LPG/Carbon Tax for 2022 for farmers and agri-contractors.
To seek that the Government grants a Carbon Tax Relief/Rebate to greenhouse growers of food crops using Carbon enrichment.
That the Government provides flexibility on stock relief measures in the context of farmers reducing stock numbers to grow more crops.
That the Government should allow unused capital allowances or losses to be carried forward.
To highlight that for the Green Low-Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS) actions such as low input permanent pastures and wild bird cover could be temporarily suspended in order to facilitate higher production of grass, forage or grain.
That the Government addresses the double Nitrogen (N) rate on low input permanent pasture from 40KgN/ha to 80kgN/ha to boost grass output.
To highlight that a derogation from the two and three-crop rule should be sought for farmers.