Politician · TD · 34th Dáil
Returns filed on the Register of Lobbying, newest first, with the policy area and intended results as the lobbyist published them.
To highlight the damaging impact of the current proposed Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) budget cuts. ::To highlight the economic impact on family farms and rural communities. CAP payments are a crucial part of Irish agriculture and rural Ireland and any cuts would jeopardise…
To launch the IFA CAP Hub at the Tullamore Agriculture Show.::To highlight that the CAP hub is one page on the IFA website which is built so that every farmer can see, in plain figures, what the proposed cuts to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) budget would mean.::To lead a…
To ensure an understanding of rural stakeholder concerns on the impact of the EU proposals
To highlight that Brazilian beef containing banned hormones entered the Irish food chain and is now subject to an official recall by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland. This should be a wake-up call for the Irish Government.::To emphasise that this shows that the undertaking…
To accept an invitation from Fine Gael Internal Agriculture Committee for the President and representatives of the IFA to meet with members of the committee to present IFA's views and ideas on Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform.::To discuss the following with the…
To seek support in the EU Parliament for the motion to refer the Mercosur trade deal to the European Court of Justice(ECJ) to interrogate its compatibility with various aspects of the European Treaties.::To highlight that Irish farmers operate to world class animal health,…
To highlight that only 60% of applications under the Animal Welfare Nutrient Storage Scheme (AWNSS) will be eligible for funding under the Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Schemes 3 (TAMS), Tranche 10.::To emphasise that the reduction in the threshold from 80% to 60% comes at…
To meet with the EU Environment Commissioner and the Agriculture Commissioner to discuss the on-the-ground impact of the Nitrates Directive, Water Framework Directive and the Birds and Habitats Directives.::To discuss the Environmental Simplification Package introduced to reduce…
To provide an opportunity for the farmers and the sector to raise the profile of the importance of the derogation in advance of the planned visit of EU Environment Commissioner Jessika Roswall to Ireland later in the week.::To highlight that the loss of the nitrates derogation…
To highlight that, in the new mandate of the Commission starting in 2024, there has been a significant focus on simplification of bureaucracy and it is only right that this focus also extends to agricultural policy, especially the CAP which has wide reaching impacts on how Irish…
To set out ICMSA's position in relation to CAP Post 2027.
To insist that, following the move by the EU Commission to push ahead with the proposal, the Irish Government must stand up against Mercosur.::That a deal that refuses to recognise the gap in standards between the EU and Brazil must not be approved.::That it's contradictory to…
To meet with the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine to discuss progress made in securing Ireland's Nitrates Derogation.::To meet with MEP's in Brussels to discuss the importance of the Nitrates Derogation to Ireland.::To seek support from local representatives for…
To highlight that a key component of the proposed Mercosur trade deal is equivalence of standards of production for beef to be eligible for import to the EU from the Mercosur countries. According to the proposed EU-Mercosur partnership agreement it::• Upholds, for imports into…
That the Government and MEPs must honour their commitments to stand up for farmers and defend their interests by opposing the current Mercosur trade deal.::To discuss farmers' concerns with the Minister for Foreign Affairs::To reiterate strong opposition to the Mercosur…