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 seek an inspection protocol with the local County Council that, now that County Councils are required to carry out environmental inspections on farms, farm families will be given respect and recognition of their unique place in food production.::To highlight that…
To highlight that the new National Sheep Welfare Scheme has come about following an intensive campaign by IFA throughout last year highlighting the enormous income challenges on sheep farms.::That this scheme will, when combined with the Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS), bring the…
To seek a meeting with the Minister of State for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide clarification on the reason for the delayed Farm Plan Scheme (FPS) payments.::To highlight how this delay, following the delay Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) is not…
To call on the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine for a further extension to the permitted spreading deadline in the National Liming Programme.::To highlight that, while the extension provided to 31 March 2024 must be acknowledged, the persistent wet weather for much…
To express serious concern at the Department of Agriculture's failure to implement a successful wildlife control programme that can make a meaningful impact on tuberculosis (TB) levels.::To highlight that additional funding for the hiring of FRS operatives to the Wildlife…
To acknowledge that almost half of Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) Tranche 1 applications have now been approved, with payment claims for 'mobile' investments and those within seven of the ten Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) now open.::To…
To address the genuine concerns that suckler farmers and pedigree breeders have with the recently-published indices by the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF).::To query how the weightings and calculations are applied and their impact on suckler breeding policy and the…
To highlight how the deep frustration among farmers manifested itself in thousands taking to the streets to send a strong message that farming issues cannot continue to be ignored::To highlight that, there is a level of complexity introduced to farming that does not take account…
That the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine comes forward with a comprehensive support package for the Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) Programme, as farmers costs for testing soar.::To highlight that there have been increases of 35 cent to the BVD test. Postage has…
To highlight the impact of reduced stocking rate thresholds on the entire agriculture sector.::- IFA analysis estimates that the reduction to a maximum stocking rate of 220kg organic nitrogen will have a cumulative sector cost of up to €60m per annum.::- A complete loss of the…
To highlight that the establishment of an Independent Agricultural Appeals Review Panel was one of the key recommendations included in the Review of the Agriculture Appeals Act, 2001 and operations of the Agriculture Appeals Office, completed and published in December 2017 which…
To welcome the announcement that Irish beef exports to China will resume.::To highlight that Irish farmers produce beef to the most exacting standards in the world and are now in a position to avail of the demand for Irish beef in China again.
To highlight that the delay in the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) has had a knock on effect on the Organic Farm Scheme as payment must be issue there before the Organic Farm Scheme (OFS) payments can be made.::To highlight that a significant number of farmers have…
To highlight that, without urgent policy action, it is not inconceivable that the overall tillage area could decline by up to 11% in 2024 due to very low levels of autumn planting, tight availability of spring seeds and widespread negativity amongst growers.::This potential…
To propose that the Minister for Agriculture, Food, And the Marine considers interim payments to farmers who have qualified for ACRES in light of the delays with the overall payments to help alleviate the financial burden on farmers at this time of the year.::To highlight the…