Intent: Enhancement of Farm Schemes:::- TAMS on-farm investment support scheme - immediate approval for all farmers who have applied for tranches 1 & 2::- Payments in July for those farmers who have completed works under the part approvals issued earlier in the year::- Beef Data and Genomics Programme - immediate reopening to allow new participants, with additional funding of €25m in Budget 2017 to increase support for the suckler cow::- New €25m Sheep Scheme - introduction of sheep scheme in Budget 2017. Scheme must be simple and effective, with minimal costs and bureaucracy on farmers, involving a menu of optional measures.::- €25m ANC Increase - must be brought forward to Budget 2017 for implementation next year::- GLAS- the autumn reopening of the revised GLAS scheme, when combined with existing participants, must accomodate more than 50,000 farmer places
Details: Action Needed to address the Farm Income Crisis
Intent: Highlight importance of the digital economy to Ireland by presenting evidence-based research.::Ensure Irish policy makers, state agencies, the education system and business are aligned on the digital agenda.::Encourage continued private sector investment in digital infrastructure and innovative digital products and services.::Retain and attract mobile global talent.::Further develop Ireland's capacities in digital skills, digital education and cybersecurity.
Highlighted Ibec research and policy priorities for advancing Ireland's digital economy. Sought further discussions on the Ibec research and priorities. - LetterThe email included documents that highlighted Ibec research and policy priorities for advancing Ireland's digital economy. All these documents are publicly available at the weblink: www.ibec.ie/digitaleconomy - Email
Met with Minister Naughten to introduce IWEA and to speak with him to promote continued Government support for Irish wind energy. The meeting took place in the Minister's Departmental office. - Meeting
Following the formation of the new Government, IWEA wrote to a number of newly appointed Ministers and Party Spokespeople to provide information on wind energy/renewable energy in Ireland and to request a meeting. - Letter
Intent: Minister briefed on the funding situation and an acceptance that funding for ENGOs is money well spent::that the Minister would agree to look at increasing funding to the EU norms for ENGOs
Details: Funding for environmental NGOs - The decline in the Environment Fund and proposals for new polluter pays levies
Intent: Minister's engagement on the issues at this our first meeting with him, and an open discussion on the issues.
Details: Meeting with Minister Naughten DCCAE to discuss: 1.Circular Economy & Economic Instruments 2.Energy 3 .Climate Change 4.Transboundary consultation re Nuclear Power plants in the UK – Espoo Convention/Aarhus Convention
