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 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…
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…
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…
Discussion on progress of Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion
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.
Commitment to investment to fully staff a community neurorehabilitation team in each of the nine HSE CHO areas nationwide as recommended in the 2019-2021 Implementation Framework for the National Neurorehabilitation Strategy
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1. Reverse centralisation of functions. 2. Retain Development Plan duration at 6 years. 3. Retain status of local authorities in housing delivery. 4. Secure security allowance for elected members. 5 Realign gratuity calculation with current salary.
1. Reverse centralisation of powers. 2. Retain 6 years duration of Development Plan. 3. Retain councils role in delivery of housing. 4. Secure security allowance for councillors. 5. Restore calculation of gratuity to current salary level.
Awareness about the Charity
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 highlight farmers' concerns in relation to Ireland's future forest strategy, particularly the barriers that exist which have seen a dramatic decline in farmer planting in recent years.::To demonstrate that farmers are crucial to success of future forest strategy::- Farmers…
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…