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.
To call on the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to extend the May 15th deadline for the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) fencing actions and the establishment of winter bird food crop to ease some of the pressure on farmers.::To emphasise that farmers…
To emphasise how the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) reference costings must reflect prevailing market prices.::To establish from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine when farmers can expect to receive approvals re Targeted Agricultural…
To highlight the importance of farm safety while concentrating on the following areas of concern::1. Quad Safety - to issue information on the new quad regulations.::2. Livestock/animal handling.::3. Long term health - in conjunction with the Irish heart Foundation and the HSE…
To call for a ban on below cost selling/procurement of food and that the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022 be amended to address this.::To suggest that the following clauses be inserted as (7), (8) and (9) in Clause 61 of the Bill::(7) The Agri-food Unfair Trading…
To highlight that Ireland's beef sector is the largest farm sector by farmer number with over 100,000 farmers involved.::To emphasise that the single most important component of this sector is the suckler herd with 60,000 farms. The sector generated €2.52bn in export value for…
To highlight how, although demand for beef is strong, this is not being reflected in the prices paid by factories to the farmers.::To highlight how the prices being offered by the factories are not consistent with the breakeven price projected by Teagasc for the year to date,…
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…
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…
To highlight how the horticultural sector is heavily reliant on sourcing staff from outside Ireland and Europe for the busy harvest period. Major skills and staff supply shortages have emerged in the last number of years in the Irish agriculture sector, which persist despite the…
That the funding for the Straw Incorporation Measure Scheme be increased and delivered for 2023.::To highlight that the Climate Action Plan, with a target of 55,000ha of straw to be chopped by 2030 will require an increase in funding to maintain targets going forward.::To…
Forestry Programme 2023 - 2027 main issues and key asks in ensuring the next forestry programme works for communities, practitioners, and land owners, whilst also delivering on climate change objectives.
To ensure that dribble bars are included in the next tranche Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS)::To discuss the timing of the closure of the TAMS first tranche::To acknowledge that cattle underpasses, farm roadways and fencing are now eligible for grant-aid.
IFA needs assurances from the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine that the establishment of the Irish Strategic Forestry Fund and the scale of investor planting will not negatively impact on the future sustainability of communities, in particular the economic and social…
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 highlight the following issues with the Bill::- In the Bill, there remains a distinct lack of reference to the price that primary producers get paid by dominant food buyers in the food chain.::- The reality is the 5 mains retailers and 3 main food service providers operating…