Louise McKeever

Intent: Activities to Support the Application Delivery Platforms at DAFM

Details: Activities to Support the Application Delivery Platforms at DAFM

Intent: Support DAFM with getting increased value on their application delivery roadmap

Details: Team Topologies Post Workshop Debrief/Follow up meeting

Intent: Invite DAFM to customer AI Exec Briefing

Details: AI Briefing

Intent: Support DAFM with getting increased value on their application delivery roadmap

Details: Team Topologies Briefing & Workshop Follow up

Intent: Support DAFM with getting increased value on their application delivery roadmap

Details: Team Topologies Briefing & Workshop

Intent: Showcasing Cisco technology

Details: Hosting delegation at US HQ

Intent: End User Group discussion group for Irish users of Red Hat OpenShift.

Details: Louise McKeever (Chief Information Officer (CIO) - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Intent: - Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Schemes (TAMS)::The Government must honour commitment to increase grant aid to 60% for solar projects under TAMS. Additional funding for solar projects must be allocated(in addition to the proposed TAMS/On Farm Capital Investment Scheme budget). This additional money must be ring-fenced and the cap restrictions eased, similar to the Low Emission Slurry Spreading Scheme, to support adoption. I addition, the size restriction(maximum size of PV panels eligible for grant aid is 11kw) should be removed and should be::- Introduce a new small-scale solar generation scheme for farms::A new small-scale solar generation scheme should be introduced for farmers to support the deployment of solar PV on farms. There are significant limitations under the TAMS, specifically that the (i) energy generated on farm cannot be used in the home and (ii) it does not permit the surplus energy to be exported the grid.::This is leading to energy inefficiency and is restrictin

Details: Solar Energy and the Agriculture Industry

Intent: Invitation from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to attend a high-level event.::To answer questions and contribute towards developing a shared understanding of what sustainable food systems mean for research and innovation in the Irish agri-food sector, now and into the future.

Details: Research & Innovation for Sustainable Food Systems : Delivering on the Ambition of Food Vision 2030

Intent: That the Live Valuation Scheme be amended to provide for animals to be valued independently and fairly at the price they would make on the open market.::That Income Supplement and Depopulation Grant payments must reflect the full income loss caused by the removal of animals from farms, payable from the date of restriction up to the point the farm can return to normal production.::That the Hardship Grant Scheme must fully recognise the additional costs imposed on farmers through the maintenance of additional animals, including calves in dairy herds and be payable at rates that are reflective of the costs involved based on Teagasc costings and be available to all restricted farmers who are forced to maintain additional animals.

Details: Financial Supports for Farms impacted by TB restrictions