James O'Connor

Ireland to support a robust gender responsive EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive and to introduce mandatory Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence legislation::Ireland to support a UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights

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…

Raise concerns about how the CSRD interacts with other policies and how the implementation of this directive needs to be co-ordinated with the implementation of other EU directives, and the need to create a Brexit style working group to give effect to this

Ireland to support a robust gender responsive EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive and to introduce mandatory Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence legislation::Ireland to support a UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights

Influence the Government's position on the TRIPS waiver

Congress wrote to all Ministers, Senators and TDS in relation to the EU Canada Trade Agreement urge Government to defer tabling any such motion until the Oireachtas has an opportunity to have a full exchange of views on this matter. We note that 11 other member states as well as…

Keeping a Viable Market Operational::• Swift action is required at Government and EU Commission level in order to support the beef sector, beef markets and beef farmers in order to minimise the impact of the COVID-19 crisis and protect the beef supply chain.::• A priority must…

Aid to Private Storage (APS) is the most suitable support for the dairy sector in the face of market disturbances caused by COVID-19::• APS is relevant to long life dairy products. The APS scheme is legislated for under EU Regulation 1308/2013, Article 17 onwards. Butter,…