Peter 'Chap' Cleere

The passing into law of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021.

Inclusion in Budget 2027 key asks within Macra's prebudget document for young farmers and rural youth::Inclusion of a pilot succession scheme worth €5m

The introduction of a succession scheme to help generational renewal and farm families. ::Support for a health and prosperous rural Ireland that is attractive for young people to live and work in.::Additional funding for the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation scheme ::Other…

raising awareness of the plans for the new National Equine Campus

Awareness of the economic and social benefits of the Irish racing and breeding industry

That the 1LU/ha proposal is not adopted as part of the definition of an active farmer under the next CAP, and that lower-stocked farms on marginal land continue to receive support, keeping land actively farmed, supporting rural communities, and protecting generational renewal.

Present Veterinary Ireland's organisational views on the situation relating to Registered Veterinary Nurses in Veterinary Practices.

That the Department adopts the use of the previous year's stocking rate for slurry import limits, providing a straightforward and practical system that farmers and advisers can work with, removes uncertainty, and still meets the requirements of the nitrates rules.

That the next CAP provides the resources that allow family farms to make a decent living, invest in their businesses and plan for the future, so that generational renewal is achieved through economically sustainable family farms and one generation can hand over a viable farm…

To emphasise that Greenways Should Be on Public, Not Private Farmland::1. Greenways should, wherever possible, be developed on public lands and not on privately owned farmland. This principle is set out in the Government's Strategy for the Future Development of National and…

Measures to Support Farm Sectors::• Increased funding for all national support schemes with no linear cuts imposed::• Suckler cow total supports of €300/cow on all cows::• €35/ewe to all breeding ewes & €45/ewe for hill ewes::• Beef calf from Dairy Herds Scheme - €100/calf::•…

To request an urgent indepartmental meeting between the Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine, the Department of Housing, Local Government and heritage, and the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications on the future of peat supply for horticulture.::To…

To encourage politicians to take steps to resolve the issue before it has a negative impact on the Irish horticultural sector.

To meet with local farmers and discuss the impact the drought has had on their farms.::To attend a meeting with the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine and other farm organisations to discuss the ongoing impact of the current drought on farms.::To emphasise that IFA…

Request for fuel Support, Slurry Spreading Flixibility and Dedicated Cash Flow Support for Farm & Forestry Contractors