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 insist that there must be an accurate measurement of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon removals at farm levels. It was accepted at the IFA Climate Summit that research is ongoing to facilitate more accurate estimates of emissions from Irish agriculture and land use. In the…
To ensure that the Government takes account of the potential for carbon leakage to arise from climate policies in Ireland. This is a requirement of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021.Carbon leakage occurs when food production is curtailed in one…
To emphasise that new funding is required to support farmers and the wider agricultural sector to achieve our environmental objectives. This must include renewable energy as well as research funding to maximise the potential for technology-based solutions to help agriculture to…
To highlight that our grass-based livestock and arable land systems are among the world's most climate-efficient food production systems. Farmers will work to reduce emissions by adopting measures in the Teagasc Marginal Abatement Cost Curve (MACC) and other reasonable policy…
That policy measures around land use change including the forestry programme, biodiversity proposals and rewetting must all be agreed with farmers.::To highlight that IFA will not agree with land being designated or re-wetted without prior agreement with farmers and full…
That Irish elected representatives support the reform of the legal mandates of Coillte, Bord Na Móna and other public bodies
To highlight that the reduction in the nitrates derogation to 220kg N/ha would have a significant economic impact and could potentially remove €236 million from the rural economy.::To point out that IFA estimate that the profit reduction on impacted farms will be between €6,522…
That Irish elected representatives support greater ambition for within the negotiations with the European Commissions on the proposal for a regulation on Nature Restoration
Additional resources for An Bord Pleanála.::Additional resources for the Foreshore Unit in the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.::Additional resources for the NPWS.
That Irish elected representatives support greater ambition for within the negotiations with the European Commissions on the proposal for a regulation on Nature Restoration::That Irish elected representatives support greater ambition for Ireland's peatlands within the…
Concrete levy to be removed and Ministers and TDs to provide responses to the challenges facing the construction sector.
To support Ireland's progress towards the 2030 agenda by engaging further with the SDGs and policy proposals on how to implement them at local and national level.
That the Government cannot use the Nitrates review to introduce measures that are more to do with delivering climate policy objectives, than improving water quality.::To highlight that the Government must undertake a cost-benefit analysis to understand the economic cost of the…
To Invite Rural TD's and Rural Senators to The Signpost Programme – Farmers for Climate Action which was launched by Teagasc earlier this year. This Programme is a collaborative partnership of farmers, industry and State Agencies, working together for Climate Action.::The…
Carbon Budget Definition -::That the definition of carbon budgets in the Bill must take account of removals as well as emissions. The current definition is not consistent with the overall climate goal.::Biogenic Methane -::In setting the Carbon Budget the Climate Advisory…