Michéal Naughton

Intent: To pass a vote of 'No Confidence in the Chair of the Bord Bia, Larry Murrin.

Details: Donegal Local Authority - Bord Bia

Intent: Parkinson's Ireland would receive HSE funding to fund exercise classes for people with Parkinson's Disease in Donegal

Details: Wrote to the elected representative to lobby for the HSE to provide funding for Parkinson's Ireland to run exercise classes in Donegal.

Intent: Candidate secured to advocate for MS Ireland

Details: Incumbent and prosepective Oireactmas members interviewed as part of Seanad nomination process

Intent: Ensure that any issues around tourism are high on the agenda and that there is an understanding of the pressures on the industry.

Details: Donegal Tourism Associates meeting with members of of Donegal Tourism Directors. Discussions on the 2024 campaigns and feedback from the trade and stakeholders in terms of issues, concerns and opportunities for the season ahead.

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.::These frustrations have broadened into anger with European and National lawmakers over the massive increase in regulations relating to Agriculture. The EU, the Irish Government and local Government are devising policies far from the farm gate with little or no consideration of the direct impact on farmers.::The following are some of the 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

Details: Donegal County Council -Enough is Enough Campaign

Intent: To Get a fully 100% Redress Scheme for Properties affected by Defective Concrete Blocks,Products & Aggregate

Details: Defective Concrete Block, Products & Aggregate Scandal

Intent: to discuss the upcoming budget and to reiterate the importance of Family carers as a priority group within our society.

Details: to discuss the upcoming budget and to reiterate the importance of Family carers as a priority group within our society.

Intent: Ensuring that the phase-out of fur farming in Ireland is fair and reasonable for the farms involved

Details: Animal Health & Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2021

Intent: Support for IOOA in rejecting the Government Amendment to Ban Oil and Gas future licences in the absence of an Energy Security Review.

Details: Email to highlight the effects of the Amendment for the Offshore Petroleum industry in the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021

Intent: Protection of employment in Irish fur farming sector

Details: Prohibition of Fur Farming Bill