Eileen Lynch

To inform members of the Committee on EU affairs of ICCL's work on the Rule of Law reporting cycle.

To raise political awareness of Loneliness as a health issue, the actions needed to address this and the need for more co-operation across government departments and state bodies.

Seeking to ensure legislation addresses concerns regarding illicit products

To highlight that Brazilian beef containing banned hormones entered the Irish food chain and is now subject to an official recall by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland. This should be a wake-up call for the Irish Government.::To emphasise that this shows that the undertaking…

To call on the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to quickly reverse the proposed changes to Eco-scheme calculations.::To highlight how farmers have invested and bought in hugely to the voluntary Eco-schemes and into the Space for Nature option, in particular where…

To request a meeting with the Minister of State in the Department of An Taoiseach and the Department of Foreign Affairs to discuss the Irish Presidency of the EU and the top priorities for the IFA.::To focus on improving the conditions of farm families and rural areas nationally…

To accept an invitation from Fine Gael Internal Agriculture Committee for the President and representatives of the IFA to meet with members of the committee to present IFA's views and ideas on Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform.::To discuss the following with the…

To ask for an emergency Board meeting of the Bord Bia Board of Directores to be convened to discuss the issue of the Chair of Bord Bia's company Dawn Farm Foods importing Brazilian Beef.::To demonstrate extreme concern about this issue and the impact it will have on the…

To acknowledge that the Government has an ambitious target to increase the national forest cover from 11.6% to 18% by the end of 2050. IFA wants farmers to see forestry as a viable option for their farm or parts of the farm.::To also acknowledge the efforts The Department of…

To highlight that the proposal by the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine to retrospectively restrict the sale of cows in herds that have been locked up prior to the launch of the Bovine TB Action Plan is unfair on impacted farmers.::To firmly oppose the…

To emphasise that commitments made by the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine last week on multi-annual funding for future tillage schemes must be honoured throughout the lifetime of this Government.::To highlight that IFA strongly believes that €65m per annum is…

To meet with Donegal Local Authorirt representatives and request their support for the removal of the Chair of Bord Bia.

To call on the Minister for Finance to suspend carbon tax due to the daily escalating energy costs for farmers, agricultural contractors and the wider economy.::To highlight that farm businesses are particularly vulnerable as there is no viable alternative to diesel to power…

To call for an immediate increase in compensation for BVD persistently infected(PI) calves as the current levels no longer reflect the reality of the cattle market and are leaving farmers significantly out of pocket.::To highlight that uncovering a PI animal creates significant…

To call on the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) to change how organic nutrient import capacity is calculated to provide greater certainty for farmers and advisers and encourage the use of organic manures.::To propose that the calculation on how much…