Alan Kelly

We intend to introduce Illumina and our work in the field of genomics, as well as to raise awareness of the importance of implementing the National Genetics and Genomics Strategy to the benefit of patients. We also aim to secure meetings with parliamentarians to highlight how…

To get clarity from the Minister for Agriculture on the Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT) and his response to a question on Newstalk where he stated that any active farmer who wished to continue farming and not sell their land for development could apply to their local County…

Lobbying for measures included in the INMO’s pre-Budget Submission to be implemented as part of Budget 2024

Secure more public funds for issues of priority for our patient members, including digital health, public and patient partnership, and new medicines/innovations

Commitment to investment to fully staff a community neurorehabilitation team in each of the nine HSE CHO areas nationwide as recommended in the 2019-2021 Implementation Framework for the National Neurorehabilitation Strategy

amendment is a violation of freedoms, and will limit the public’s awareness of any wrongdoings or unlawful acts

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…

PQs to Minister to seek commitment to deliver of prog for government promise to support genetic services for people living with rare diseases.

To ensure that, as set out in Food Vision 2030, there must be a balance between environmental, economic and social sustainability.::To ensure that rigorous assessments of all EU and national policy proposals are required to understand their impact on farm viability, the rural…

To insist that there must be an accurate measurement of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon removals at farm levels. It was accepted at the IFA Climate Summit that research is ongoing to facilitate more accurate estimates of emissions from Irish agriculture and land use. In the…

To ensure that the Government takes account of the potential for carbon leakage to arise from climate policies in Ireland. This is a requirement of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021.Carbon leakage occurs when food production is curtailed in one…

To emphasise that new funding is required to support farmers and the wider agricultural sector to achieve our environmental objectives. This must include renewable energy as well as research funding to maximise the potential for technology-based solutions to help agriculture to…

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 highlight that our grass-based livestock and arable land systems are among the world's most climate-efficient food production systems. Farmers will work to reduce emissions by adopting measures in the Teagasc Marginal Abatement Cost Curve (MACC) and other reasonable policy…