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 challenge the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine on their inaction in providing an efficient competitive Fallen Animals Collection service which has led to a dispute between knackeries and renderers.
To challenge the Department who promised that ACRES payments would commence end-November. It's included in the Farmers Charter of Rights document which was issued last week. It is not acceptable to announce now that payments will be delayed until February 2024, at a time when…
To propose that Agriculture is removed from the commercial definition and revised in line with the residential stamp duty charge of 1%, up to €1m, and 2% thereafter.::In Budget 2020, stamp duty was increased from 6% to 7.5% for commercial property, which included agricultural…
To propose an amendment to allow the business plan to be submitted to Teagasc within 12 months of claim for the relief.
To propose that, in order to increase uptake, the relief should be extended to a young farmer’s off-farm income for three of the five years to allow the young farmer to invest some off-farm income in order to develop and expand the farm.::To propose that the percentage of farm…
To propose that Consanguinity relief is retained in its current form.
To highlight that The retention of 90% Agricultural is critical to support the transfer of economically viable family farms. IFA also supports the commitment in the Programme for Government Our Shared Future to increase the Category A threshold (parent and child) from the…
To highlight that, to avail of Agricultural Relief the transferor or transferee, or a combination of both, must pass the active farmer test set out under the current Agricultural relief clause for a minimum of 15 years.::That, where the above condition is met; to avail of…
Submitted an amendment that a review be carried out after 12-24 months to see what impact the Bill has had on the illegal trade and smuggling
Fiscal measures introduced to retain investors in the private rental market should apply to all private rental investors equally. ::Fiscal measures introduced on rental investment should be independent of security of tenure.
TD's and Senators will consider the challenges that community and voluntary organisations are facing in rural areas and the work organisations are doing to overcome these challenges
Delivery of supports for the Horticultural sector
Delivery of supports for the Horticultural sector
Delivery of supports for the Horticultural sector
To have the Department of Health publish a national strategy to address adult hearing loss in Ireland.::To have the Minister for Health instruct the Department of Health to draw up and publish a national strategy to address adult hearing loss in Ireland.