Charlie McConalogue

avert the imposition of quotas on young farmers

avert the wholesale rewetting of large areas of rural Ireland

That a single national database for all dogs in the country that identifies the person responsible for the dog::That tougher sanctions for those who fail to have their dog under their control at all times, and for those whose dogs are identified worrying/attacking…

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 invite Oireachtas Members to a Regional IFA Sheep meeting::To highlight that the income crisis facing sheep farmers has reached a critical stage and requires immediate action from the Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue.::To highlight that the Minister for…

To request a public meeting with Ministers to discuss Ash Dieback and the problems farmers are having with the relevant authorities.::To highlight how the lack of recognition in the Interim Ash Die-Back Scheme for the significant financial loss incurred by farmers is a serious…

To request the immediate appointment of an Independent Chair to assume responsibility and initiate, for the benefit of all stakeholders, open discussion and constructive engagement toward the development of the new Farmers Charter of Rights.::To have an urgent meeting with the…

To seek a meeting with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine::To highlight the urgency on announcing the start of the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme 3 (TAMS 3)::To emphasise the vitally important biosecurity measures which must be included as the sector…

To seek a meeting with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for additional funding for farmer breeders of equine animals.::- the funding is required by the many thousands of smaller breeders of both thoroughbred and sport horses in order to survive and to improve…

To highlight how the recent announcement by Coillte that it has joined forces with a major foreign investment house to establish a fund to acquire 12,000ha of forests and bare land is strongly opposed by farmers.

Highlight how the Department's services to the sector can be enhanced

Raise awareness of how geographical designators can be of use to Irish agri-farm exports

Highlight the need to create a local carbon sequestration market

Highlight concerns about how the use of peatlands for forestry is releasing net positive carbon as a result of drying out wetlands

Continue to raise awareness of Coillte’s new forestry strategic vision and related updates, progress land use initiatives, improve understanding of the Irish Strategic Forestry Fund, engage on matters related to the Shareholder Letter of Expectation, expedite consent requests.