Charlie McConalogue

To inform discussion of insurance issues within government, including the Action Plan for Insurance Reform including key issues such as the flood protection gap and defective concrete blocks, and the Ireland for Finance strategy including raising proposals to make the sector…

To provide an update on the work of the Defective Concrete Block (DCB) Stakeholder Forum, including progress on the development of a categorisation framework for affected properties

To emphasise that access to farm finance and working capital is paramount for farmers across all the enterprises and it is vitally important that farmers have easy access to sufficient low-cost funding to allow their businesses to trade efficiently.::That, as the accountability…

To extablish what action the Government is taking to assist farmers on the exit of Ulster Bank diminishes the level of competition within the Agri Finance market. It's a concern that the already high Cost of Credit that Irish farmers have to contend with will only get worse.::If…

Intended results are to have the minister to advise community organisations who need bridging or term loan support to contact us in CFI.

To welcome the launch of the low-interest Government backed Brexit Impact Loan Scheme (BILS). This follows Bank of Ireland's announcement of the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland's (SBCI) backed low-cost loan facility titled BILS.::To highlight that It's open to both…

To secure additional funding under the FGLS::To point out that at least €160m in long-term growth loans have been drawn down by farmers under the scheme::To highlight that the agri-sector has used up almost all its allocation under the scheme, a maximum of 40% or €200m.

Following a press release announcing participation of credit unions in the COVID-19 Capital Guarantee Scheme we sought to address the disappointing inequitable treatment of our group of credit unions who had diligently followed the timelines determined by the Department of…

Recalibrate general damages guidelines to reflect international norms and norms already established by the Court of Appeal::Establishment of the Garda Insurance Fraud Unit::Redefine and re-balance the “common duty of care” to require the occupier to take a duty of care that is…

To welcome the announcement which opened applications for an additional €500m under FGLS, with 40% of these funds ring-fenced for agriculture::To highlight that the FGLS will not suit all farmers because the scheme does not cater for refinancing or working capital…

To encourage the government to take steps to protect retailers from excessive premium increases.

Communicate industry position

To ensure the introduction of a Low Cost Loan Scheme in Budget 2019::To help address the fodder deficit

To make it known that IFA would oppose this forced sale as the family is willing to implement a credible solution.::To highlight that vulture funds have no understanding of the family farm and that they are focused only on getting their money. It is not acceptable for vulture…

To highlight the damage that Vulture Funds are doing to farm businesses that have the potential to repay their debts over time and return to viabliity::To demonstrate that this short-term debt recovery approach is damaging as the repayment capacity of the business is not…