Peadar Tóibín

Presentation on agriculture issues to the Aontu Ardfheis.

To accept the invitation by the Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar to attend the ceremony to to mark the anniversary of the Easter Rising 1916.::To highlight to members of the Oireachtas present the challenges facing the farming and food sector.

To propose that 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.::That farm forestry is treated in a similar manner in relation to the…

Informing stakeholders about Irish forestry issues, policies and programmes; and seeking greater improvements within the sector.

To highlight that the budget of the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine is reduced from €2.14bn to €1.94bn, a 10% reduction. This is a long way short of what is required to bolster a sector which is struggling with high input costs, lower commodity prices and…

To propose that farm equipment, which contributes to increased emission efficiency, should qualify for accelerated capital allowances.::To propose that all farm equipment that contributes to a reduction in emission intensity should be exempt from Value Added Tax (VAT)

The delivery of the key asks in the pre budget submission

To highlight the growing concern among farmers regarding the potential health and safety risk posed by infected ash trees to road users, but also for themselves as the felling of infected trees is very challenging and poses significant safety risks.::To emphasise that a support…

To highlight how the New Ash Dieback Scheme must compensate for loss of timber asset.::To require a 100% reconstitution grant for all infected plantations, enabling forest owners to clearfell and replant with tree species that satisfy their management objectives.::To propose…

Reconciliation of the 100% Irish origin being exported

To highlight how successive Government policies have restricted eligible land, eroded productive area, increased the regulatory burden and have made farmers wary of committing their land. The risks associated with planting have become too great.::To emphasise that the Government…

To allow a better understanding of what is really going on within the Irish sheep industry

To get answers on all questions asked

Adherence to the rule of law, public procurement standards, and modern corporate governance standards.

To discuss Deputy Toibin's Private Members Legislation