Seán Canney

To highlight that a levy on concrete and concrete products in Budget 2023 will have a major financial impact on many IFA members who rely on concrete as one of the main raw materials for farm buildings construction as well as silage and slurry storage structure.::To highlight…

Farm Schemes -::To propose a tax credit for new and existing individuals practising as independent agronomists.::To propose that funding should be provided to enable young tillage farmers under 40 to upskill and undertake courses in agronomy and integrated pest management.::To…

• The allocation to the Irish farming sector from the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) needs to reflect the importance of the UK market to Irish primary producers and to protect them against the disproportionate impact of Brexit on Irish agrifood exports. Farmers, as price…

To highlight how successive Government policies have restricted eligible land, eroded productive area, increased the regulatory burden and have made farmers wary of committing their land. The risks associated with planting have become too great.::To emphasise that the Government…

We intend to introduce Illumina and our work in the field of genomics, as well as to raise awareness of the importance of implementing the National Genetics and Genomics Strategy to the benefit of patients. We also aim to secure meetings with parliamentarians to highlight how…

To request changes in the 2024 Finance Budget.

To get clarity from the Minister for Agriculture on the Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT) and his response to a question on Newstalk where he stated that any active farmer who wished to continue farming and not sell their land for development could apply to their local County…

To influence the outcome of Budget 2024 on state pension increases.

Extend slurry spreading season

To allow Irish charities, community and voluntary groups and social enterprises to continue to provide stable, much-needed services in the uncertain economic period ahead

That Budget 2024 commits resources required to address homelessness, measures to support people affected by domestic abuse and to support older people to remain living in their own homes; also that the community and voluntary sector is adequately resourced.

To draw attention to the lack of attention paid to the issue of foetal pain relief in the Three-Year Review report, despite significant parliamentary support for the measure.

To receive information on abortion in Ireland, including statistics

Raise awareness of Drinkaware's research on the impact of alcohol and Covid-19 on young people's wellbeing.

Additional resources for Youth Work in 2024 in the specific areas of youth spaces, youth clubs support infrastructure and youth workers on the ground