Fiona O'Loughlin

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

Support for the establishment of a new school of veterinary medicine in Ireland that is appropriately accredited to the highest industry standards.

Discussion and support for expanding education and specialist training opportunities in the Irish veterinary sector

To highlight the challenges facing Irish farmers::To engage with Members of the Oireachtas visiting the IFA stand to highlight the key points in the IFA Budget 2023 Submission.::To listen to farmers' concerns regarding rising costs, Brexit and sectoral emissions targets.

Forestry Programme 2023 - 2027 main issues and key asks in ensuring the next forestry programme works for communities, practitioners, and land owners, whilst also delivering on climate change objectives.

Ensuring that the phase-out of fur farming in Ireland is fair and reasonable for the farms involved

To highlight that farmers will play their part in any national effort to bolster the country's capacity to produce more food.::To highlight that there must be a focus on growing more grass for silage as well as more crops. The key issue here is to tackle input costs particularly…

To highlight that the combined effect of eco schemes, internal convergence and complementary income support for sustainability (CRISS) will devastate the income of a significant cohort of farmers.::Pillar 1 Changes That the proposed new €1.5bn Agri Environment Scheme within…

To highlight that a stockpile of peat would be of no use for the mushroom industry as fresh excavate is required.::To highlight that imported peat for the mushroom sector will be required which, in effect will result in us importing product that is 80% water.::To highlight that…

To encourage politicians to take steps to resolve the issue before it has a negative impact on the Irish horticultural sector.

To welcome the Bill to recommence the harvesting of horticultural peat. This Bill seeks to introduce a single step system for the licensing of horticultural peat harvesting.::To highlight that once enacted that the Bill will have a positive impact on the sector, help protect…

To oppose the position of Fianna Fail on convergence::To point out that it will cost farmers money with reductions in their direct payments::That farmers, particularily in County Wexford, who have relatively high per hectare entitlements, but may not have a high number of…

Income Averaging 'Step-Out' flexibility: that a farmer should be allowed to ‘step-out’ of income averaging more than once in a five-year period, where they are not carrying an unpaid deferred tax amount from a previous ‘step-out’, providing a strong incentive to repay the…

Brexit support - beef farmers: in addition to the €100m (EU Commission €50m, National Government €50m) further direct support for farmers will be needed to deal with losses incurred, particularly for beef farmers, post May 2019. These ongoing losses are due to the decline in the…

To ensure that cattle price returns are in line with the EU/UK average and to ensure that farmers get a fair price for their cattle to ensure a income as they are encountering severe income difficulties as a result of the falling prices.::A comprehensive package of market…