Darren O'Rourke

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To brief Members of the Oireachtas on the Nitrates Derogation::Member States must apply to the European Commission every four years to be granted a nitrates derogation. Strict criteria must be met in order to get a derogation. Member states must demonstrate that the higher…

PQs to Minister to seek commitment to deliver of prog for government promise to support genetic services for people living with rare diseases.

Politicians would meet on the outcomes of our national sustainability consultation event. We would gain a better unstradning on the topic of the legislation and support the bill as it progresses through the Oireachtas. Present the politician with the outcomes of our national…

To ensure that, as set out in Food Vision 2030, there must be a balance between environmental, economic and social sustainability.::To ensure that rigorous assessments of all EU and national policy proposals are required to understand their impact on farm viability, the rural…

To insist that there must be an accurate measurement of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon removals at farm levels. It was accepted at the IFA Climate Summit that research is ongoing to facilitate more accurate estimates of emissions from Irish agriculture and land use. In the…

To ensure that the Government takes account of the potential for carbon leakage to arise from climate policies in Ireland. This is a requirement of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021.Carbon leakage occurs when food production is curtailed in one…

To emphasise that new funding is required to support farmers and the wider agricultural sector to achieve our environmental objectives. This must include renewable energy as well as research funding to maximise the potential for technology-based solutions to help agriculture to…

To brief Oireachtas Members of the details of the current Nitrates Action Programme::The EU Nitrates Directive requires Member States to review water quality at least every four years and to create a Nitrates Action Programme (NAP). This programme outlines a suite of…

To brief Oireachtas members on Water Quality in the context of the Nitrates Action Programme 2023

4 asks on rejuvenation of youth clubs, counselling services for young people, improved spaces and premises, votes at 16

Recognition of the role of the LPG and BioLPG as lower carbon emission fuel options. Raise awareness of LPG and BioLPG as lower carbon emission fuel options. Attendance at the LGI Just Transition LaunchEvent in Dublin on Wednesday 25th January2023. Recognition of the role of the…

To discuss the delivery of major infrastructure projects in Ireland and the potential positive role of PPPs

To seek a meeting with the members of the political parties on the implications of the mid-term review of the Nitrates Action programme agreed with the European Commission.::1. The IFA insist that the Minister must revisit this with the European Commission as this would mean…

To highlight that that farmers will be the most impacted by the outcome of both the Nature Restoration Law and the Land Use Review.::To point out that agricultural land accounts for approximately 67% of Ireland's total land area. While forests account for approximately 11% of…