Charlie McConalogue

To demonstrate the challenges facing farmers in the farming low-income sector::To make the case for an increased CAP Budget

To highlight that Irish farmers’ interests lie in maintaining full access and frictionless trade both North/South and East/West between Ireland and Britain, while retaining the full value of the UK market::To highlight that on the Withdrawal Agreement - with up to 90% agreed,…

That the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport and the Minister for State at that Department would support the position of Government Minister Ciaran Cannon that greenways should be developed in consultation with communities and without dividing farm holdings.::To establish…

To give IFA's reaction to Budget 2019::That the Budget was some acknowledgment of the income difficulties in agriculture, but the upcoming major issues of Brexit and CAP will require much more Government commitment and support for farming.::That the funding of €20m through a…

That MEPs support Paolo De Castro's Report at the European Parliament Plenary Session so that the proposed Directive can proceed to the trilogue phase.

To welcome the decision of the European Parliament (EP) Budget Committee to back an increase in the next CAP Budget to maintain the real value of payments::That the support of the European Parliament Budget Committee to maintain existing funding but also to provide for…

To highlight what the UK's decision to leave the EU will mean to the Irish farming and agri-food sector and the vulnerability on key production sectors.::To outline the importance of the Ireland-UK agri-food trading relationship, especially for Beef, Dairy, Sheep, Pigmeat and…

That the agreement between the EU27 and the UK, which was endorsed at a special European Council meeting in Brussels on 25 November, is critically important for the orderly withdrawal of the UK from the EU on 29th March 2019.::To highlight the strong statements by the Presidents…

To establish what the number of live bovine animals imported into Ireland are for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018::To establish a breakdown of these live animal imports based on calves, weanlings, store cattle, finished cattle and cows and establish if they were for breeding…

To highlight that there is massive concern among all farmers and especially livestock farmers about prices and exports to our most important export market in the UK.::To highlight that Government needs to come forward with a comprehensive programme of supports that will address…

To secure Fianna Fáil support for the International Protection (Family Reunification) (Amendment) Bill 2017 in the Dáil

To garner support for the Bill which would amend the International Protection Act 2015 and return to the family reunification provisions in the Refugee Act 1996.

To welcome the roll-out of GLAS payments to 33,000 participants in the scheme::That the Minister address outstanding issues related to 2016 and 2017 GLAS payments as well as ensuring that the final 15% is paid as soon as possible

That the maximum payout of over €800m to farmers is paid in the 70% advance payment::That farmers see the the benefits of the online system, under which all applications had to be made in 2018

That the ANC increase in payment next year would be followed by a higher allocation in the scheme from €250m to €300m post 2020.