Relevant Matter
Public policy or programme
Public Policy Area
Agriculture
Period
1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017
Specific Details
Tillage - Action Plan for Survival of the Sector
Intended results
That the Government would implement the following:
1. Temporary abolition of the clawback on the sale of entitlements for tillage farmers who need to raise cash or stand back from taking over-priced conacre.
2. Under CAP Post 2020, the stacking of entitlements should be reintroduced as an option for tillage farmers
3. A derogation for Ireland on greening requirements, given our difficult climatic conditions
4. The reintroduction of the SBCI Agriculture Cashflow Loan Support Scheme to give greater access to competitively priced credit.
5. Full support from all industry stakeholders for the use of native Irish grain, including mandatory Department inspection and screening of grain imports to exclude economically damaging weed seeds and the establishment of a certification scheme to maximise the use of native grain and proteins in Irish livestock rations. Increased use of native grain and Irish malt in the production of Irish whiskies and artisan / craft beers to grow our malting barley sector
6. Action by the EU to lower input costs including support for the IFA case for the suspension of anti-dumping duties on ammonium nitrate and the abolition of tariffs on fertiliser imports, along with the retention of key active ingredients including glyphosate, triazoles and diquat to ensure that we can produce competitively priced produce, and a review by DG Competition of the cost of plant protection products.
7. Stronger tillage sector support under Farm Schemes including a specific environmental payment to encourage beneficial crop rotation and increased funding to allow for the expansion of the protein crop area eligible to receive the full coupled payment
8. The development of a National Policy on the Bio-economy including the roll out of a properly targeted Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme to drive on the development of a successful bioenergy sector
Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity
Joe Healy IFA President and Liam Dunne IFA Grain Chairman
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
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.
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Charlie McConalogue
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Jackie Cahill
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Pat Deering
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Martin Kenny
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Thomas Pringle
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Tim Lombard
Senator (Seanad)
Paul Daly
Senator (Seanad)
Michelle Mulherin
Senator (Seanad)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
Senator (Seanad)
Willie Penrose
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Donal Coleman
Director (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)