Politician · TD · 34th Dáil
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Returns filed on the Register of Lobbying, newest first, with the policy area and intended results as the lobbyist published them.
To highlight the growing concern among farmers regarding the potential health and safety risk posed by infected ash trees to road users, but also for themselves as the felling of infected trees is very challenging and poses significant safety risks.::To emphasise that a support…
To highlight how the New Ash Dieback Scheme must compensate for loss of timber asset.::To require a 100% reconstitution grant for all infected plantations, enabling forest owners to clearfell and replant with tree species that satisfy their management objectives.::To propose…
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…
To demonstrate that the Teagasc assessment of incomes on sheep farms show margins dropping 81% to €7/ewe, which includes the €10/ewe Sheep Welfare Scheme payment in 2022. This is unsustainable, sheep farming is a low income vulnerable sector that does not have the capacity to…
To seek an explanation as to why only €50m of the €1.1bn Brexit Adjustment Fund (BAR) is going to primarily agriculture.::-While there has not been a 'Hard Brexit' yet, Irish agriculture is still facing an uncertain future in relation to the UK market, especially with the new…
To criticised the failure of the authorities to tackle what is a growing problem on farms.::To highlight that the situation has worsened over the last two years, with sheep farmers dreading the prospect of a call to say there has been an attack on their flock.::To highlight that…
To represent the interests of members and raise any problems that they have.::To highlight the problems encountered by farmers with illegal hunting on their land.::To highlight the issue farmers have with trespassing and the associated problems of intimidation.::To seek changes…
Discussion and support for expanding education and specialist training opportunities in the Irish veterinary sector
That the Irish government would stop allowing the removal of 500m of hedgerow annually on every farm even though the Common Agriculture Policy regulation requires retention of landscape features
To highlight that the Silage Support Scheme is an important first step for the drystock sector, which is under significant pressure to build up feed stocks for next winter.::To seek that the Minister brings forward targeted measures for dairy farmers as some are tied into fixed…
To ensure that an appropriate firm is hired to oversee the agri-environment on the East coast of the country.::To highlight that this scheme has nothing in common with the original Rural Environmental Protection Scheme (REPS), which the Government is trying to align it to.::To…
To seek a solution to the ash dieback situation in the county.::To seek the introduction of a financial support package for farmers and landowners to manage ash trees that have been infected by ash dieback in hedgerows and along public roads.::To enable farmers and landowners to…
To highlight where TB is at in Wicklow county and to push for a programme to resolve this situation.::To ensure that a fair funding model is developed for the TB programme::To ensure that farmers do not bear any additional TB costs as a result of the new pre/post movement…
To invite Minister McConalogue to attend Farm Safety Event in Donegal on 20th July.::To Invite Minister of State Martin Heydon to attend Farm Safety event in Wicklow on 15th July.
- Availability of key inputs such as fertiliser, fuel and feed. There is an urgent need to provide an inventory of fertiliser and fuel supplies followed by a full appraisal of available and projected feed supplies for the remainder of the year and next winter.::All land must be…