Politician · Senator · 27th Seanad
Returns filed on the Register of Lobbying, newest first, with the policy area and intended results as the lobbyist published them.
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 Ireland gets EU approval to pay 70% advance on the Basic Payment Scheme to help cashflow on farms::That all payments must be made on time in line with deadlines set down in the Charter of Farmers' Rights
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 have community participation / ownership of renewable projects.::To prevent large-scale developments from being imposed in rural Ireland without surrounding communities receiving a dividend or shareholding
Ensuring that the key issues for Irish Agriculture are central to EU negotitions
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
Immediate reopening of the BDGS for new participants::To secure additional funding of €25m to increase suckler cow support
To ensure faster and move efficIent approvals in the TAMS::To ensure that payments are processed to farmers faster on completion of work under the TAMS
To amend the wording of 'per passenger' charges to per 'vessel charges'.
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Awareness of IOOA work and the benefits of indigenous hydrocarbons for energy security.
Sought continued funding support for the PURE Project beyond 2016
Election Candidates would pledge to support these objectives