Charlie McConalogue

To ensure that transparent and proper procedures are being followed.

To establish why has all the agreed actions not been carried out as agreed by the BMTF.

To ensure that a monitoring group is put in place with a majority Farming representation to monitor and oversee the PGI.

Clarification on progress or lack thereof

To make the minister aware that many items of a fixed nature have always received refunds of VAT. However, in the past number of months, it has been brought to IFA's attention that items that VAT was previously refunded on, such as automatic calf feeders, robotic scraping…

To challenge the condition in the Low Emissions Slurry Spreading Scheme (LESS) that ,‘From the 1st of January 2024 applicants farming at or above 150 kgs/N per hectare (as defined under Statutory Instrument 113/2022) in the year of application or the preceding year are…

To propose that the Minister for Agriculture, Food, And the Marine considers interim payments to farmers who have qualified for ACRES in light of the delays with the overall payments to help alleviate the financial burden on farmers at this time of the year.::To highlight the…

To seek assistance for farmers who have been severely impacted by the recent flooding on 23rd October in the Cooley/Dundalk areas. A large number of farms have been affected by the flooding and will require some funding to save their livelihoods.::To highlight the area's of…

To invite An Taoiseach to address the IFA 69th AGM.::To invite the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to address the IFA 69th AGM.::To invite the Minister of State (Heydon) at the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine to the IFA 69th AGM.::To invite the…

To highlight that the retention of the current Value Added Tax (VAT) flat rate rebate is of critical importance to the poultry sector.::To stress that it is not realistic or reasonable to seek a response to the Department of Finance's email, requesting that the poultry sector…

To seek a response to a letter sent to the Minister for Environment Eamon Ryan in June 2022 regarding Sectoral Emissions Ceiling for Agriculture.::To express disappointment that the Minister for the Environment has not replied to the letter sent on June 2022 stating concern that…

To call for a Tillage Expansion and Sustainability Scheme to be urgently introduced to financially support farmers in the sector and halt the decline in the national tillage area.::To highlight that the ongoing weather conditions are placing farmers under serious pressure and…

To support an increase in the cap of €20,000 for agriculture and €30,000 for fisheries to €50,000 over three years. ::To propose that the Commission extends the Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework (TCTF) to allow governments to continue easing farmers' financial strain in…

Seeking immediate intervention by the Minister Agriculture, Food & Marine; and the Minster for Housing, Local Gov & Heritage to ensure the continuance of employment for 22 staff in the Marine Institute.

For the MPA Bill to be published as soon as possible.::For the incoming MPA legislation to be effective and fit for purpose.