Rose Conway-Walsh

Implementation of the DFI Pre-Budget Submission 'Make or Break'::Asking Government to quickly publish their cross-departmental implementation to deliver on the substance of the UN CRPD and the complementary commitments in the Programme for Government.

To consider Oxfam Ireland's priorities on equality/poverty/international development funding in the 2017 Budget

That Ireland's interests are put first in any negotiations with the EU.

That Government would consider offering a programme to offer financial assistance to companies affected by adverse GBP FX rate

Gain support for increased investment in home care for people with dementia

For Government to realise the effects these issues are having on the exporting community and to rectify these issues in the forthcoming budget.

To secure more inclusive, constructive and well resourced social protection, education and training and employment policies and outcomes.

Build SENO capacity in the National Council for Special Education (NCSE)

Stay the course on fiscal policy; making policy choices which will solve strategic supply side problems and protect those industries most likely to be adversely affected by post-Brexit volatility.::Wise investment in crucial capital and social capacity must be a priority. Given…

Enhancement of Farm Schemes:::- TAMS on-farm investment support scheme - immediate approval for all farmers who have applied for tranches 1 & 2::- Payments in July for those farmers who have completed works under the part approvals issued earlier in the year::- Beef Data and…

That the Department of Social Protection carries out an immediate review of Farm Assist::That this review restores income and child disregards that were abolished in recent budgets which greatly reduced the effectiveness of this scheme in assisting farm families under income…

To relate the hardship caused by many farmers and landowners to the devastating floods of last winter::The need for remedial works and maintenance and to resolve barriers that are preventing such works::The need to move on the CFRAMS management strategy::To ensure that farmland…

That the Government takes a stance at EU level to support the IFA campaign to remove tariffs and duties on EU fertiliser imports.::This would deliver annual savings of €50 - €70m to Irish farmers

That Irish agriculture is not sacrificed in pursuit of trade deals::That the Government takes strong opposition to any concessions on sensitive products, in particular the reintroduction of an offer on beef with Mercosur countries::On TTIP - the Government must insist that the…

To secure a targeted sheep scheme of €25m::To ensure that such a scheme has minimal costs and bureaucracy on farmers