Helen McEntee

Raise awareness for dog welfare in Ireland

IFA's contribution at the Conference outlined IFA's proposals for CAP Co-Funding, the urgency to regulate the Retail Sector with promised legislation as per the Programme For Government and the need for support for suckler farmers.…

To update the Ministers on Devenish's research work on human health and sustainable agriculture

To highlight that this crisis is unprecedented and nothing less than everyone's genuine intervention is needed. IFA is proposing to the Government to::• To facilitate Veterinary Inspectors supervising Saturday production.::• All pig processors to maximise their processing…

To highlight that the horticulture sector is under immense pressure from labour shortages; Covid-19 disruptions; peat shortages; the sustainability agenda; the lack of pricing power; and sharply increasing input costs.::It is recommended that a number of policy options need to…

That all stakeholders would respond to the current financial crisis in the Pig industry.::To highlight that the latest drop in pig price of 4c/kg, and the rise in feed cost by €35/tonne, means every pig produced on Irish farms is losing over €35.00. A farmer with 500 sows is…

To express grave concerns in relation to the proposed new method of carbon accounting being considered by the Government in the current carbon budgeting process.::That IFA was to the forefront in ensuring an amendment was made to the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development…

To acknowledge the increased funding of €256m for organics under the new CAP proposals.::To highlight that It's critical that the review of the Organic Food Sector and Strategy for its Development Report 2019-2025 is acted upon and implemented immediately.::That all…

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 brief the Ministers and their advisors on Devenish's research work on human health and sustainable agriculture

Lawful regulation of the irish hemp industry::To prevent the Minister for Agriculture from removing two thirds of farm incomes from Irish hemp farming families and Irish owned SME's in the hemp sector::To address the unlawful operation of the Covid-19 Credit Guarantee Scheme by…

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

To effect change in the current laws around cannabis access.

Urgent need to grant an emergency authorisation for the use of Diquat in desiccation of the potato crop. failure to do so will have serious effect on the future viability of the Irish potato industry.::There is considerable potential for the sector to expand particularly in the…

Amend / Speed up Forestry licencing issues