Sean Fleming

Inform future discussions

To inform members of the Oireachtas on the case for protecting all human life with emphasis on protecting the 8th Amendment.

That all TDs would ensure that their Party would support this Bill as it makes its way through the Dáil

Competitiveness::Competitiveness - Low Cost Loans - Government funding is required in Budget 2018 to support the competiveness of farming enterprises and other SMEs through the provision of low cost loans, to fund both ongoing working capital requirements and for on-farm…

Income Volatility::Income Volatility - Extending Income Averaging to Farmer/Spouse with Additional Self-Employment - that qualification for income averaging on farming profits should be extended where the spouse and/or farmer has a fully separable source of self-employed…

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…

To demonstrate that the 4-year extension to Ireland's Nitrates Derogation is crucial to the successful achievement of the dairy sector's Food Wise 2025 targets. However, it comes with conditionalities which stand to cause farmers significant additional costs over an unrealistic…

To demonstrate that the recommendations have missed an opportunity to finally address the inflexibility of farming by date when it comes to the spreading of organic manures.::To demonstrate that the proposal to restrict livestock access to waters and require water flow…

To get changes made to the Fair Deal Scheme which will remove the uncapped liability on farm assets::To outline IFA's position the need for a cap on the maximum percentage charge that can be applied to an income generating productive asset, such as a family farm

To explain IFA Policy on all areas of concern to farmers::To lobbying all Designate Public Officials (DPOs) who visited the stand

To emphasise the importance of the funding in the ANCs and its contribution to the local rural economy::To establish how increased ANC funding would be allocated

To discuss development charges for on-farm investment::To reduce development charges

To gain a better understanding of the Tax Appeals Commission and the various administrative issues involved

That the deputies and senators could each be made aware of the study CA conducted in relation to the Department of Finance's Spillover Analysis and that they consider the recommendations

Highlight the issues of importance to the restaurant, hospitality and tourism industry, most notably the importance of retaining the VAT at 9%::To highlight the skills shortage facing the restaurant industry and for policy measures on work permits to be changed. To create a…