Timmy Dooley

To get substantial amendments to the EU proposed law in terms of removing certain articles, ensuring that no farmer owned land would be compulsorily re-wetted and that any measures carried out by farmers would reflect the permanent nature of change to that land holding and…

To get emergency funding from the Brexit reserve for the sheep sector for 23-24 and to get an increased payment under the sheep improvement scheme and a payment for wool management under the longer term

Additional resources for An Bord Pleanála.::Additional resources for the NPWS.::Additional resources for the MARA

Investment in port infrastructure to facilitate offshore wind energy.::Update the National Ports Policy to enable the State to invest in port infrastructure for offshore renewable energy.::Include industry in the Offshore Wind Delivery Task-force and all its relevant…

To highlight the impact of the proposed Nature Restoration Law by the European Union, which will enact legally binding targets on Ireland, up until the year 2050, across a broad range of ecosystems, from agricultural land and forests, to rivers and marine habitats, to meet our…

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…

IMRO submitted its budget submission outlining 4 changes which if implemented would make a significant difference to the lives of IMRO members, creatives and musicians

To raise awareness of ACE Ireland's investment in new state-of-the-art robotic sorting technology in Ireland's largest materials recovery facility which will identify, pick, and sort cartons into their own dedicated streams for onward recycling at a specialised carton facility…

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…

That all efforts would be made to ensure that the current nitrates derogation would be maintained for Irish farmers.::To request a meeting with An Taoiseach to discuss the IFA concerns relating to the potential effects to the agricultural sector and wider rural community, due to…

Retaining VAT 9% on Food

Inclusion of ex parte orders in Section 27(2) Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022

To raise awareness of report findings