Charlie McConalogue

To get increased supports for the sheep sector

To discuss the future of CAP and proposed changes that will affect Irish farmers::That there would be an increased CAP Budget::That Direct Payments to farmers would continue::To retain the two pillar model of CAP::To ensure the delivery of environmental public goods and enhanced…

To achieve an understanding of the role of sustainable agriculture and the possible contributions from the sector towards Ireland's climate targets

To explain IFA Policy on all areas of concern to farmers::To lobbying all Designate Public Officials (DPOs) who visited the stand

That the Finance Act 2017 must provide that stamp duty on land purchased / transferred and used for farming remains at 2% rate; qualifying criteria to avail of this would be the same applied by Revenue for definition of active farmer, as for Agriculture relief.::With…

That farmers who have applied for TAMS, and who have put down a deposit before formal approval, are allowed claim the deposit as a legitimate expense in claiming grant aid

To give IFA's response to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food & the Marine's Report on 'Future of the Tillage Sector in Ireland'::That the report would adopt a number of recommendations made by IFA including:::The abolition of anti-dumping duties on ammonium…

That maximum flexibility would be shown by the Department of Agriculture in the implementation of commonage framework plans for more than 9000 farmers on 3500 commonages throughout the country in the GLAS Scheme::That the Commonage Implementation Committee would:::- examine…

That there would be a coordinated Government response to address farm viability, deliver off-farm employment opportunities, and to upskill farm households::That the information in the Teagasc Report will provide a valuable input into future policy development, under the CAP and…

That the scheme must deliver for farmers impacted by designation of their land::That a significant amount of the €25m allocation to the Hen Harrier Locally-Led Scheme must benefit farmers::To inform farmers and politicians that IFA will convene a special meeting to discuss the…

That the derogation continues::That the transitional arrangements are included in the full scope of the Nitrates Regulations review

To demonstrate that there are mixed fortunes in 2017 farm incomes::To demonstrate the low incomes of drystock and tillage farmers::To demonstrate that price volatility remains a huge threat to all sectors particularly the dairy sector

That the Government would influence the EU Commission and reject doing a deal for more beef imports from Brazil::That the 'Weak Flesh' corruption scandal in Brazil in March 2017 would be taken on board and seen as hoe Brazil fails to meet European standards.

That decisions by the WHO are strongly supported by factual evidence::To recognise that the use of antibiotics on farms is already heavily regulated

That farmers would get fair judgement in cases where farmers' Basic Payment Scheme payments are being held back by the Department of Agriculture as a result of their lands being deemed to have been burned