Relevant Matter
Public policy or programme
Public Policy Area
EU Affairs
Period
1 Jan, 2024 to 30 Apr, 2024
Specific Details
IFA Manifesto for European Parliament elections 2024 - Forgotten Farmer Scheme
Intended results
To highlight that 'Forgotten Farmers' are a combination of farmers who lost out following the removal of young farmer supports in 2008 due to cuts in public expenditure by the Government following the last recession. These farmers were then unable to qualify for the supports introduced under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 2015 because at that stage they had been farming for five years or more.
To propose that a Forgotten Farmer scheme be introduced, with all farmers meeting the required parameters eligible to apply for a one-off payment, equivalent to what they would have received under the Installation Aid scheme, together with the following and/or equivalent schemes
- Complementary Income Support for Young Farmers;
- National Reserve;
- Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS)/Young Farmers' Capital Investment Scheme (Access to increased level of 60% grant aid).
Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity
Francie Gorman IFA President
Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?)
No
Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign?
No
Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client?
No
Mass communications
Letter All Senators
Submission All Senators
Letter All TDs
Submission All TDs
Lobbying activity
The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.
Designated public officials lobbied
The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them.
As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.
Darragh O'Brien
Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)
Joe O'Brien
Minister of State (Department of Social Protection)
Micheál Martin
Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)
Malcolm Noonan
Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)
James Browne
Minister of State (Department of Justice)
Michael McGrath
Minister (Department of Finance)
Roderic O'Gorman
Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)