Intent: To invite a representative of the Department of Rural and Community Development to attend a Hill Farming Committee Meeting to update committee members on the proposed Dog Control legislation.::To acknowledge that, while the new regulations announced by the Minister for Rural and Community Development were a step in the right direction, more needs to be done to protect farmers and livestock.::To seek a single National Database for all dogs to correlate licensing and microchipping, identifying the person responsible for the dog, and increasing the number of dog wardens on the ground.::To emphasise that an essential aspect of enhanced legislation will be enforcement, which will require more dog wardens on the ground.
Intent: To urge the Government to introduce a new scheme to properly support and compensate those farmers affected by Ash Dieback as per the recommendations of the Ash Dieback report established by the Minister of State, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. by::To highlight that the findings of the report are in line with a comprehensive submission made by IFA to the review group.::To emphasise that the new scheme to be introduced by the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine must::1. Have a simplified approval process for site clearance.::2. The full cost of site clearance and regeneration should be covered by grant aid, with additional support available for clearance of challenging sites.::3. A review of re-establishment and maintenance costs, taking account of need for more intensive and regular maintenance associated with re-establishment forests.::4. The introduction of a bespoke re-establishment annual payment consistent with the general rates available under the new
Intent: To participate in the 4th National Climate Stakeholder Forum.::To focus on how the Government, Farmers and other stakeholders will promote engagement on climate action.::To seek a meeting with the local council to discuss what they have put in place with regards to the Climate Action Plan.
Intent: Launch of the mentioned reports and presentation of findings::Influence public policy on the areas of the launch projects/reports
Details: Event to launch of three ICI projects: 1. Indicators for Local Integration (ILI) a national comparative tool to evaluate migrant integration from the Local Authorities. 2. Launch of the Toolkit for migrant candidates running in local elections and 3. Discussion of the EU Commision project Sustai, ...
Intent: To secure delivery of a clear strategy position from Tipperary County Council and the Department of Transport, to support farmers impacted by proposed recreational routes such as Greenways and Blueways.
Details: A Strategy for the Future Development of Greenways in County Tipperary
Intent: To get the SAFE Ireland Summit 2016 classified as a designated seminar for the purposes of elected members' attendance at conferences.::To promote attendance by relevant Local Authority Staff at the SAFE Ireland Summit 2016.
Details: Email and Outline programme of the SAFE Ireland Summit 2016 to Local Authorities on the 11th of October regarding promoting attendance by Local Authority Staff and Members at the Summit.
Intent: To encourage council to conside their ageing demgraphic when developing housing and to develop specific models of housing for older people.
Details: Presentation to Tipperary County Council members to inform them on the work that ALONE does and introduce to them models of housing with supports
