Padráig Mac Lochlainn

Intent: To highlight our Members vies and concerns on all the issues listed above

Details: Quotas, Fishing Opportunities, Emergency Funding for Organisations, Representtion and A Typical Scheme

Intent: A ban on fox hunting in Ireland

Details: Asked TD’s to support a bill proposed by Deputy Ruth Coppinger, PBP, to ban fox hunting in Ireland

Intent: Providing sufficient resources to enable the successful completion of the national Designated Maritime Area Plan on time.

Details: Ireland's national Designated Maritime Area Plan

Intent: Facilitation of appropriate Irish fishing vessels to provide guard duty services to offshore renewable energy infrastructure developments.

Details: Guard duties on offshore renewable energy infrastructure.

Intent: Implement the new Planning and Development Act. ::Resourcing and support for the the implementation of the renewable energy targets set out in the National Planning Framework.::Priority for renewable energy projects in the planning system and more resources for ACP and relevant statutory agencies.::Provide political support for the reinforcement of our electricity grid as set out in EirGrid’s Shaping Our Electricity Future.::Accelerate the construction of the North-South Interconnector and other key grid infrastructure projects. ::Provide support for energy storage as a key enabler of renewable electricity and a zero-carbon power system and implement the national energy storage strategy.

Details: Acclerating delivery of on and offshore wind energy.

Intent: Alcohol included as a clear and named priority in the new National Drugs Strategy including clear actions and a commitment by Government to ensure that resources are ringfenced to allow for delivery of the named actions.

Details: Campaign to ensure that alcohol is meaningfully included as a priority in the new National Drugs Strategy in development in the Department of Health

Intent: Aquaculture Matters to be raised for working programme at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries & Marine

Details: Briefing opposition TDs on Aquaculture policy

Intent: That the Government and MEPs must honour their commitments to stand up for farmers and defend their interests by opposing the current Mercosur trade deal.::To discuss farmers' concerns with the Minister for Foreign Affairs::To reiterate strong opposition to the Mercosur agreement in its current form. The beef industry in Ireland supports 90,000 farmers and around 25,000 jobs and is critical to the rural economy. There are very strong concerns about the impact the EU-Mercosur trade agreement would have on the viability of some 90,000 families.::That, while it is often argued that an additional 99,000t of beef from the Mercosur block countries would represent only 1-2% of the EU beef market, this statistic is in fact very misleading. The high value EU steak market (fillet, striploin, and cube) will be targeted by Mercosur beef exporters and will impact EU producers' ability to achieve a positive return on the carcass. 30% of the value of the carcass is contained within the yield of high

Details: Mercosur Trade Deal

Intent: Ensure Ministers recognised the need for delivery is now urgent::Demanding Balanced Regional Development and funding that will address years of infrastructure deficits

Details: Budget Submission outlining the priorities for Letterkenny Chamber Members and the wider region

Intent: Restoration of the 9% rate of VAT for hospitality food services::Measures to improve cost competitiveness and avoid any further cost increases::For a review to be carried out of options for assisting hotels to develop employer-led staff accommodation across the sector::Targeted funding for a national hotel retrofitting scheme to reduce carbon footprint::Increased investment and support for tourism marketing both domestically and overseas.::Insurance reform and policy to avoid any additional increases in insurance costs::Increased investment in training and skills development within the sector::Robust enforcement of regulations around short term lettings::Additional resources for tourism economic research::Avoid the introduction of a tourist tax::Increased air access including removal of cap at Dublin airport

Details: Seeking Government measures to support the continued recovery of Ireland's tourism and hospitality industry