Ruairí Ó Murchú

Ensure understanding of the challenges (planning, regulatory and administrative) facing the Telecommunications industry when investing to improve telecoms service to consumers.::Secure feedback on telecoms issues raised with TD by constituents.

Ensure understanding of the need for appropriate policies to underpin capital investment in the telecoms network

That the Government must confirm its commitment to maximise national co-financing of CAP Pillar 2 schemes::• In 2020, the national exchequer contributed over €280m in funding to co-finance Pillar 2 CAP schemes. These included Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC), Green Low-Carbon…

That the Government must honour its €1.5bn Carbon Tax / REPS-2 commitment in their Programme for Government (PFG).::• The 2020 Programme for Government (PFG) gave a commitment to provide €1.5bn in funding to a “REPS-2” agrienvironmental scheme over the 2021-2030 period. The PFG…

That the Minister for Agriculture and the EU must ensure sensible design and pragmatic implementation of Good Agricultural Environmental Conditions (GAECs)/cross-compliance::• Proposals for the next CAP programme include revised definitions of GAECs. GAECs, commonly known as…

Appropriate Genuine Farmer definition with phasing out of long-term leasing of entitlements::• The next CAP programme will include a requirement for all member states to have a genuine farmer definition. This definition must ensure CAP payments are made to farmers who are…

A plan to honour the commitment in First 5, to double investment in early years and school age childcare in Ireland by 2028

The Government should set up an independently chaired task-force to identify the policies needed to significantly reduce the price of renewable electricity::Support for the policy recommendations set out in the Wind Energy Ireland report Saving Money

The Maritime Area Planning Bill to be prioritised through the Oireachtas::The Maritime Area Planning Bill to facilitate flexibility in design for offshore renewable energy development::Process too enable environmental surveys beyond 12 nautical miles::Process to enable projects…

Support for the development of the Irish electricity grid and the recommendations in the Wind Energy Ireland Saving Power report

Planning guidelines to support the development of renewable energy projects to enable Ireland to achieve its 2030 targets::Support for the recommendations set out in Wind Energy Ireland's Building Onshore Wind report::Additional resourcing for An Bord Pleanála to enable them to…

Árdú i maoiniú TG4

Advancing the publication of this important legislation so as to assist the progression of the important ANPR/ MTPL project

The IWA position would influence policy regarding the safe use of e-scooters

Raise awareness among TDs and Senators of the CCAB-I submission for Budget 2022 and of the flagged issue (including potential scale etc.)