Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Intent: Extension of the diesel rebate through the winter months; review of the measure in Spring 2027.
Methods: Letter
Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: Reduced reliance on imported protein feed, improved soil health and nutrient management, climate-smart farming, better biodiversity, practical on-farm innovation, diversified farm income, and stronger national food and feed security — as a targeted innovation measure, not a large-scale tillage expansion.
Methods: Meeting
Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: Greater farmer participation in environmental programmes, improved delivery of Ireland's climate and biodiversity objectives, and farmers retaining the full value of environmental payments.
Methods: Meeting
Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: Getting Ireland to harness the market benefits other countries have already captured from organic production.
Methods: Informal communication
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Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Brian Purcell (Special Adviser), Department of Agriculture and the Marine
Intent: CAT:Increase thresholds and enhance agricultural relief for farm transfers.CGT/Stamp Duty: Secure reliefs facilitating transfers, including stamp duty on farmland.PRSI/USC/PAYE: Reduce tax burdens on farmers. Inheritance Tax:Improve provisions for succession. Carbon/Excise Duties: Mitigate impact on costs. Concrete Levy: Address effect on investment. RZLT: Amend to avoid penalising farmland. Farm Income Volatility: Introduce measures to smooth income. ABER: Implement tax measures supporting agri
Methods: Meeting
Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Brian Purcell (Special Adviser), Department of Agriculture and the Marine
Intent: That sheep farmers who completed the required welfare actions in good faith receive the payment that was announced when the scheme opened, restoring confidence in the scheme and reflecting the strong demand for it.
Methods: Meeting
Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Brian Purcell (Special Adviser), Department of Agriculture and the Marine
Intent: That the 2025 payment reduction from €75 to €67 is not repeated, delivering on the Government's commitment to strengthening the suckler sector.
Methods: Meeting
Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Brian Purcell (Special Adviser), Department of Agriculture and the Marine
Intent: That farmers who have completed the required actions and incurred associated costs receive the payments announced when schemes opened, providing farmers with certainty when making management and financial decisions, and maintaining confidence in Government schemes.
Methods: Meeting
Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: That lower-stocked farming systems already delivering environmental benefits are rewarded, strengthening water quality objectives, supporting climate and biodiversity targets, easing pressure arising from nitrates policy, improving incomes in vulnerable livestock sectors, maintaining farming in more marginal regions and helping slow the decline in suckler and sheep production.
Methods: Meeting
Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: That the Government takes action to support sheep farmers and the viability of sheep farming, so that farmers are not forced to cut ewe numbers and sheep farming remains sustainable year-round.
Methods: Email
