Dara Calleary

Multiannaual Financial Framework (MFF) - The CAP budget must be increased to take account of inflation and to compensate farmers for any additional requirements placed upon them as a result of this CAP reform.

All payments to farmers must be maintained at their current levels.::Extend and fully fund all the current farm schemes (GLAS - Green Low Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme; ANCs - Areas of Natural Constraints; BDGP - Beef Data Genomics Programme; BEEP - Beef Environmental…

• A Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) II scheme worth €160m is required (with the unnecessary restrictions of BEAM I removed) to compensate livestock farmers for beef price losses15 since 12th May 2019. This would use the €110m Brexit contingency fund announced in Budget 2020…

• Organic Farm Scheme The Government must immediately re-open the scheme and secure increased and continued funding under the new CAP. Opening the scheme for longer periods will improve sectoral balance and reduce imports.::• The scheme must provide an increased payment for the…

• Local Improvement Scheme (LIS) funding must be fully restored to pre-2008 levels::• Each local authority must publish LIS expenditure on a quarterly basis each year and also set out their LIS awareness campaign to maximise uptake.::• Government departments must work with local…

Keeping a Viable Market Operational::• Swift action is required at Government and EU Commission level in order to support the beef sector, beef markets and beef farmers in order to minimise the impact of the COVID-19 crisis and protect the beef supply chain.::• A priority must…

That the Irish Government insist that the CAP Budget for Ireland is increased to cover the cost of inflation and to pay for any additional requirements placed on farmers.::That under the current EU Commission proposal, the EU Budget shortfall due to Brexit has been made up, but…

To update the Tánaiste with IFA's position on Brexit, Contingency Planning and the UK White Paper::- that IFA shares the Government's approach in the negotiations which is aimed at ensuring that the post-Brexit environment for the farming and food sectors remains the status quo.…

Seeking an increase in the EU Budget from 1% to 1.2% of GNI (Gross National Income) to provide for an increase in the CAP Budget::CAP 2020 must increase farm incomes and close the gap with other sectors in society::This is to reflect the recovery and growth in the European…

To ensure that policy-makers, political parties and government are fully aware of the economic risks associated with Brexit and the likely impact that different scenarios have for individual companies.::To ensure the Government and State agencies take proactive steps…

To secure action from the Irish Governement at an EU level relating to demolition and destruction of EU funded aid infrastructure in Occupied Palestine.

Ensuring that the key issues for Irish Agriculture are central to EU negotitions

That the Government takes a stance at EU level to support the IFA campaign to remove tariffs and duties on EU fertiliser imports.::This would deliver annual savings of €50 - €70m to Irish farmers

Raise awareness of EM Ireland's work programme on the UK's EU referendum

To inform and encourage debate in the Dáil on concerns about the EU Turkey deal::To seek Ireland's full and proper participation in resolving the refugee crisis in an manner that is in full compliance with international human rights obilgations