Intent: To invite local TD's and Councillors to attend event held by North Tipperary County Executive to mark the end of Tim Cullinan's term as IFA President.
Details: Event to acknowledge Tim Cullinan's term as IFA President
Intent: To voice farmers' anger and frustration at the ever-increasing administrative burden being placed on them which has had a major impact on farm family incomes.::To highlight the following key issues that are contributing to growing frustration and anger with the political system::1. The transformation of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) away from supporting food production towards actually reducing farm output. The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) funding is being redirected to environmental schemes – the EU is effectively implementing new environmental regulations such as the “eco-schemes” on the cheap by redirecting existing funding instead of allocating additional funds.::2. The failure of the EU to properly compensate farmers under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). In 2014, Ireland received €1.16bn in Pillar one funding from EU – that figure is effectively the same today, 10 years on, despite huge inflation in farmers' cost of production in the interim. Farmers are being ask
Details: Tipperary County Council - Enough is Enough Campaign
Intent: To establish why farm inspections and penalties are significantly higher than the national average in North Tipperary::The necessity for the Department of Agriculture to engage in an open dialogue with the IFA to introduce change and improvements across the inspection and appeals process in order to make the system more farmer friendly and remove the fear and anxiety for farm families associated with Department inspections,
Intent: To propose the scrapping Section 8 of this bill which would allow hedgecutting in August & burning in March will negatively impact breeding birds and other biodiversity. Comms also included detail on the impacts of burning on birds and other wildlife.
Intent: To highlight the amount of farm inspections and penalties on farmers in the north of the county::To highlight that north Tipperary farmers have been penalised €1.28m over the past six years on Cross-compliance, animal identification and nitrates inspections, excluding land eligibility inspections::To highlight that north Tipperary farmers have had 321 inspections on average per year, resulting in 53% of these inspections having penalyies::That an independent inquiry would be carried out to determine why north Tipperary farmers have substantially higher inspections and penalties.
Details: Farm Inspections and Penalties in North Tipperary
Details: Submitted proposed amendments to the Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016, the UN CRPD 'Triple lock' and the lived experience of people with disabilities in Ireland.
Intent: To remove content of the proposed Heritage Bill that will alter section 40 of the Wildlife Act thus reducing protection for hedgerows and uplands.
Details: Requested the Local Councillor to ask their Senators to support amendment to Heritage Bill 2016.
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
Intent: Funding to expand and develop Anew's Accommodation Service in the Dublin Region for Homeless Pregnant Women::Funding to expand and develop Anew's Accommodation Service in the Southern Region for Homeless Pregnant Women
Details: Development of Anew's Accommodation Service
11th May 2016: Hugh Hogan - expansion of Anew's Accommodation Service in Clondalkin22nd June 2016: Hugh Hogan - meeting with area Councillors regarding setting up an accommodation unit in Clondalkin30th June 2016: Cathal Morgan - meeting to discuss service delivery and funding for expansion of Anew's Accommodation Service7th July 2016: Attendance at Housing Summit to put Homeless Pregnant Women on Simon Coveney's Housing Action Plan discussions with Catherine Zappone and Patricia Ryan28th July 2016: Meeting with Karl Mitchell regarding DCC funding a new position for Anew and securing two new premises for Anew's Accommodation Service19th August 2016: Hugh Hogan - follow up on expansion of Anew's Accommodation Service in Clondalkin22nd August: Fergal Denehey22nd August 2016: Cork County Council to introduce our services (Aileen OConnor)24th August 2016: Meeting in Tipperary County Council with Aidan Fennessy to introduce our services to the housing department - MeetingEmail to Seamus Hanafin requesting support for developing Anew's Accommodation Service In ThurlesEmail to Karl Mitchell with proposal for Anew Accommodation service expansionEmail to Patricia Ryan with proposal for Anew Accommodation service expansion - Email