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 highlight that Smart Farming set up by IFA, together with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host an online seminar “Sources and Solutions” The link between our soils and water quality.::To educate how farmers can improve soil fertility, maximise soil carbon…
To call for universal support for the Irish pigmeat sector - retailers, foodservice outlets and butchers should offer consumers locally-produced Bord Bia Quality Assured pork, ham and bacon, not imported pigmeat.::To call on all consumers to check if their pork or ham is Irish…
To highlight that the proposed trade deal between the UK and New Zealand is very concerning for Irish sheep farmers.::To highlight that trade deals between the UK and 3rd countries have the potential to undermine what is a very important market for our exports.::That IFA…
To highlight that the new CAP funding and strategic plans are a sell-out of suckler and beef farmers by the Minister for Agriculture.::To highlight that the design of the strategic plans and the funding levels allocated to Pillar II targeted schemes compound the impact of…
To highlight that the CAP Strategic Plan will exclude one million ewes from any funding.::That the proposed €20m/annum Sheep Improvement Scheme with payments of €12/ewe will only be available to 1.7m ewes. This is even fewer than the number of ewes in the current Sheep Welfare…
That the Tillage Sector is facing a 3rd successive blow from CAP Plans • Convergence, CRISS and Eco Schemes threaten viability of the sector.::That the decision to use 10% of funds for CRISS is the 3rd successive blow to commercial tillage farmers, following the earlier…
To highlight to the Minister for Transport that IFA has been actively involved with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) and others in preparing and negotiating a Code of Best Practice for National and Regional Greenway developments and much progress has been made in the last…
To highlight that the new agri-environment and climate measure scheme proposed by the Minister for Agriculture will exclude thousands of farmers.::That the proposed scheme will only have 50,000 farmers participating, which is wholly inadequate to meet likely demand, based on…
To acknowledge the increased funding of €256m for organics under the new CAP proposals.::To highlight that It's critical that the review of the Organic Food Sector and Strategy for its Development Report 2019-2025 is acted upon and implemented immediately.::That all…
To highlight that the combined effect of eco schemes, internal convergence and complementary income support for sustainability (CRISS) will devastate the income of a significant cohort of farmers.::Pillar 1 Changes That the proposed new €1.5bn Agri Environment Scheme within…
To highlight that farm families will be coming to Dublin on Sunday, November 21st to highlight the importance of farming to the Irish economy, and to send a strong message to Government that they need to sit down with elected farm leaders to make an agreed plan for the…
To acknowledge the provision of the €4.25m subvention scheme announced by the Minister for Agriculture for Bovine EID tags, but the Minister needs to go further.::That the scheme must be extended to include all tags purchased by farmers and must be amended to also cover the…
To highlight that both EirGrid and the ESB fully recognise and respect that the co-operation of farmers is essential to the development of grid infrastructure in Ireland.::That meeting the 500MW micro-generation target by 2030 as outlined in the EirGrid Roadmap 'Shaping our…
To highlight that the unwillingness of some of the world's biggest nations to tackle the issue of fossil fuel emissions compounds the sense of unfairness felt by Irish farmers who have an average of just 70 cattle per farm.::To highlight that farmers in Ireland are very…
To welcome the announcement that farmers participating in GLAS 1, 2 or 3 will be offered an option to extend their contract into 2022.::To highlight that the process for farmers must be kept simple. All farmers who respond must get a confirmation of receipt of application. Any…