Politician · TD · 34th Dáil
Returns filed on the Register of Lobbying, newest first, with the policy area and intended results as the lobbyist published them.
To ensure compliance with welfare legislation and phasing out routine tail-docking.::Tail docking of pigs - To assist in Ireland becoming compliant with Animal welfare legislation::EU Banning of Zinc as a feed supplement for pigs - to maintain the use of zinc as a feed…
Support amendment in Greyhound Industry Bill 2017 that would see inclusion of white list of countries to which Irish Greyhounds can be exported.
Remove restrictions on planting productive marginal land::Reintroduce farmer forest premium payment differential::Compensate farmers appropriately for all land they are obliged to set aside for environmental enhancement::Reduce red tape in the forest Road Scheme::Providing…
Agri-Environment Schemes - GLAS - that funding of €250m is allocated for agri-environment schemes in Budget 2017, with full payments for all GLAS, AEOS and oranic scheme participants::Areas of Natural Constraints - that funding is increased by €25m in Budget 2017, to €225m, This…
Modification to existing Greenways programme to allow payments to be made for walkways and the GLAS
Indication of support for ban on wild animal circuses
Seek support for initiatives that will help develop the agriculture sector and in particular measures to support dairy farmers during the current serious difficulties.
Improving Farm Profitability. Measures for sustainable and profitable growth of farming must be at the core of public policy for our agriculture sector.::Sufficient funding for farm schemes to deliver annual expenditure of €580m (national and EU) under the RDP. This includes…
Greater competition on cattle prices::To address the unacceptable price gap between Irish and British cattle prices::Competition in the market place and the ABP investment in Slaney Meats / Irish Country Meats::Direct suckler cow support to reach €200 / cow / year::Increased…
Ensure that FF TDs and Candidates are aware of IFA's priority issues in advance of the General Election 2016
Ease of restrictions in Special Areas of Conservation::Maintenance scheme on River Shannon
Annual expenditure of €580m (national and EU) under the Rural Development Plan::To include funding for: GLAS Green Low Carbon Agri-environmental Scheme;::Areas of Natural Constraint (ANCs);::Targeted Agricultural Measures (TAMs);::Beef Data and Genomics Programme…
To support families and business in rural Ireland::Delivery on the commitment to provide a high quality rural fibre broadband network across rural Ireland, to support homes and businesses, job creation, investment and rural development.::Introduction of tax-credits to encourage…
A greater understanding and better taking into account of the economic realities pertaining to liquid milk production and the securing of fresh milk supplies for consumers.
Improve farm incomes including full delivery of the Government's commitments under the new RDP Programme of €580m per year::Government investment in agriculture in Budget 2016::Higher intervention safety net in line with production costs for diary farmers::That direct payments…