Alan Kelly

To propose that, to alleviate financial pressures and emotional stress involved, in the interest of fairness and equity, those involved in agriculture should have the same access to Emergency Humanitarian Support Scheme (or similar) as any other business.

To propose that greater powers are given to An Rialálaí Agraibhia (Agri-Food Regulator) to address price in the food supply chain, including below cost selling.::That provision should be provided through a revision in the legislation that the regulator can compel a company to…

Meetings with Taoiseach, Tanaiste, Ministers and other DPOs to discuss Veterinary Ireland's concerns with the implementation of the legislation and associated Draft Statutory Instrument (SI).::To discuss Veterinary Ireland's concerns on Anti-Microbial / Anti-Parasitic…

Informing stakeholders about Irish forestry and timber issues, policies and programmes; and seeking greater improvements within the sector.

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.

Invitation to An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to address the 69th IFA Annual General Meeting.::Invitation to Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue to attend the 69th IFA Annual General Meeting.::Invitation to Minister of State at the Department of…

To highlight that the budget of the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine is reduced from €2.14bn to €1.94bn, a 10% reduction. This is a long way short of what is required to bolster a sector which is struggling with high input costs, lower commodity prices and…

To challenge the Department who promised that ACRES payments would commence end-November. It's included in the Farmers Charter of Rights document which was issued last week. It is not acceptable to announce now that payments will be delayed until February 2024, at a time when…

To highlight the growing concern among farmers regarding the potential health and safety risk posed by infected ash trees to road users, but also for themselves as the felling of infected trees is very challenging and poses significant safety risks.::To emphasise that a support…

To highlight how the New Ash Dieback Scheme must compensate for loss of timber asset.::To require a 100% reconstitution grant for all infected plantations, enabling forest owners to clearfell and replant with tree species that satisfy their management objectives.::To propose…

To highlight how successive Government policies have restricted eligible land, eroded productive area, increased the regulatory burden and have made farmers wary of committing their land. The risks associated with planting have become too great.::To emphasise that the Government…

To brief Members of the Oireachtas on the Nitrates Derogation::Member States must apply to the European Commission every four years to be granted a nitrates derogation. Strict criteria must be met in order to get a derogation. Member states must demonstrate that the higher…

IFA South Tipperary invite to Oireachtas Members to observe the operation of the nitrates derogation first hand on a family farm.::To demonstrate the serious implications of the Derogation Condition in the reduction on stocking rates, profit reduction, the implications for the…

To invite An Taoiseach to address the IFA 68th AGM::To invite the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to address the IFA 68th AGM::To invite Minister of State (Heydon) at the Department Agriculture, Food and the Marine to the IFA 68th AGM::To invite the Minister of…

To reply to queries raised by Labour Party on sections of the IFA Budget Submission 2023::Q1 - ACRES/GLAS - Is there a sense of what the Dept of Agriculture, food and the Marine will do for those at risk of not having a scheme for 2023? will they extend the Green Low-Carbon…