Darragh O'Brien

To highlight that the unique island status of Ireland cannot be an impediment to Irish animals accessing the single market. Animal transport regulations must recognise the fundamental principle of ensuring that all member states have equal unfettered access to the single market…

To highlight that the EU re-registration process for licencing plant protection products has resulted in tillage/horticulture farmers losing a number of key products. Other key active ingredients are also under review with little evidence of new actives entering the market to…

To highlight that the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) must ensure that young farmers are attracted into the sector through tailored tax incentives, policy instruments and farm schemes. Ireland and Europe have a high level of owner-occupancy of farms, and the sustainability and…

To highlight that the imposition of a lower organic N limit per hectare (if the derogation is not secured) could move farmers away from pasture-based systems to a higher input system (more bought in feed) which has been shown to pose a higher risk to the environment.::To propose…

To highlight that the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) aims to achieve a high level of protection of human health and the environment by reducing harmful industrial emissions across the EU but it includes Agriculture within its remit and will have profound and detrimental…

To emphasise that the proposed principles under the Soil Health Law must include safeguards that ensure the law does not negatively impact farmers livelihoods in the short-term by increasing operational costs and reducing productivity. These safeguards are not included in…

To propose that the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) must continue to support Producer Organisations (POs) for all sectors.::To propose that the costs, rules, regulations and administrative burden, including reporting and inspections of producer Organisations (POs), be…

To highlight how important it is for farmers and rural dwellers to have access to high-quality fibre broadband service and phone coverage that makes their lives better, lowers the cost of doing business and more broadly supports diversification of rural economies and jobs…

To propose that each County Development Plan (CDP) acknowledges the importance of farming.::To propose the inclusion of a chapter in each County Development Plan (CDP) supporting the development of farm scale and community renewables.::To propose that there is recognition in…

To propose that all exemptions applying to farm buildings in the Valuation Act 2001 and the ‘relevant property not rateable' list must be maintained and expanded to recognise the diversification of farm enterprises.

To highlight that, as part of Project Ireland 2040 the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine launched a Plan for Development of the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine's Regional Laboratories in 2019, announcing an estimated capital investment of €33.5…

That Irish MEPs must be part of a national effort to retain the current nitrates derogation.::- Ireland has a unique grass-based system and there must be recognition for this from the EU.::- Over 30 measures have been introduced at farm level since 2020 . These measures must be…

Delivering a planning system that is responsive, resourced, consistent, and certain

Better understanding of the challenges for the sector and an amendment to address disproportionate regulation of radio in the Gambling Regulation Bill.

To support The Protection of Employees (Trade Union Subscriptions) Bill 2024 and endeavor to tackle union-busting and make it easier for workers to join and remain members of their trade union.