Charlie McConalogue

Highlight that a reduction in livestock levels of 30% and the re-wetting of 90% of reclaimed land in order to meet climate targets as suggested in the report will remove at least 20% of the state’s land mass out of food production and reduce our capacity as a nation to produce…

To ensure relevant Government officials and representatives progress Ireland's MPA process as soon as possible

To meet with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to emphasise that all valid 46,000 applicants must be accepted in the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES).::That all applicants waiting to get into Tranche 2 must also be accommodated.

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 highlight the many positives in the way Irish farmers produce food::To emphasise how important Agriculture is to the Irish economy.::To investigate the science behind climate issues and outline what the agricultural sector will be required to do as part of the recent…

To discuss the current status of the proposed EU Nature Restoration Law and how much land could be designated.::To discuss the negative effect the programme could have on Co. Offaly.::To establish from the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what the proposals for…

To highlight that that farmers will be the most impacted by the outcome of both the Nature Restoration Law and the Land Use Review.::To point out that agricultural land accounts for approximately 67% of Ireland's total land area. While forests account for approximately 11% 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…

That Irish elected representatives support the reform of the legal mandates of Coillte, Bord Na Móna and other public bodies

To highlight that the reduction in the nitrates derogation to 220kg N/ha would have a significant economic impact and could potentially remove €236 million from the rural economy.::To point out that IFA estimate that the profit reduction on impacted farms will be between €6,522…

That Irish elected representatives support greater ambition for within the negotiations with the European Commissions on the proposal for a regulation on Nature Restoration

Asked about the reinstatement of the inshore trawling ban following High Court ruling

Asking government to get behind it.

Amend the legal mandates conferred on Coillte by the Forestry Act 1988, Bord na Móna by the Turf Development Acts 1946-1998 and the OPW under the Arterial Drainage Acts 1945-1995, ensuring that the protection and restoration of the environment and climate action are core…

To ensure that the draft Plan includes cast iron safeguards in afforestation policy and process which will protect red and amber listed open country bird species which are threatened by afforestation of habitats and predation as a result of increased tree cover.