Relevant Matter
Public policy or programme
Public Policy Area
Finance
Period
1 Sep, 2019 to 31 Dec, 2019
Specific Details
Pre-budget priorities
Intended results
Changes to the combined threshold of €70,000 for young farmer stamp duty relief, 100% stock relief and succession partnerships tax credits to increase to €140,000.
Seek committments for a €3m increase in the youth services grant by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs for 2020 to support the vital youth work carried out with young people by youth organisations across the country.
Funding to create a national network of "Make the Moove" projects which support peer-to-peer positive mental health in the farming and rural community.
Funding of a capital investment of €500,000 per annum to 2025 for the establishment of a sexing facility suitable for processing 100,000 units and to be used by both commercial companies and research bodies such as Teagasc.
Expand stamp duty relief to include all land transferred in registered succession farm partnerships up to the age of 40 and to extend the maximum age to avail of stamp duty relief on the purchase of land to all young trained farmers up to age of 40.
Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity
Thomas Duffy, National President; Derrie Dillon, Head of Advocacy, Policy & Membership; Denis Duggan, Chief Executive; Jennifer Keegan, Policy Officer
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.
Informal communication (11-20)
National Ploughing Championships 2019
Social Media (6-10)
National Ploughing Championships 2019
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.
Michael Creed
Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)
Jonathan Hoare
Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)
Andrew Doyle
Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)
Charles Flanagan
Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)
Dara Calleary
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Charlie McConalogue
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Jackie Cahill
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Seán Sherlock
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)