Joe Flaherty

To seek clarification on the position with moving the applicable maximum investment ceiling of €80,000 up to €200,000 per holding, under the Pig and Poultry TAMS grant.::Subsequently, to acknowledge the increase to the TAMS investment limit on poultry farms to €200,000. This…

To seek a formal response to the issues raised in letter of 1st December 2021 addressed to Green Party Leader Eamon Ryan regarding a letter written by Green party colleague MEP Ciaran Cuffe.::To highlight that the comments made by Minister Hackett, that farmers having to go…

To highlight that IFA has resumed its price survey in an effort to increase transparency of timber prices.::To highlight that due to limited timber sales and the ongoing issues with farmers getting felling licences in 2021, we have found it difficult to get consistent…

To welcome the decision to raise the 60% TAMS grant aid age limit to 66 for women recognises the importance of women in farming.::To highlight that this decision is a step in the right direction in terms of actively encouraging women to participate, while achieving more gender…

To highlight that the Government needs to bring forward their promised legislation for a food regulator so as to give horticulture producers a fair price for their products.::To highlight that IFA is currently on a round of meetings with the major retailers. To get serious…

To highlight that the eradication of TB within the shortest feasible timeframes must be the objective. Farmers have had to endure the burden of TB controls, associated costs and income loss for too long. However, achieving this must not be based on the simplistic approach of…

To call on the Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue to commit to every farmer getting an environment scheme payment for 2023.::To highlight that the higher payment rates proposed for the new Agri-Environment and Climate Measure (AECM) scheme in the CAP Strategic Plan…

To highlight that it's now clear that across the horticulture, poultry and pigs sectors, retailers are using food as a loss leader. In recent weeks Lidl has even used organic produce as a loss leader.::To highlight to retailers that farmers in these sectors are united and…

To acknowledge that progress has been made in relation to the new EU Veterinary Medicines Regulations, there is more to do to ensure farmers have fair and competitive access to the necessary products to treat their animals when required.::To highlight that it is vital for…

To seek that the proposed amendment to the legislation to remove the afforestation licence is extended to permit farmers to plant both native and conifer trees, with the threshold increased beyond 1 hectare.::To highlight that For farmers to re-engage with forestry as a viable…

To highlight that there has been no discussion with farmers regarding media reports that farmers may be required to grow crops in 2022.::To highlight that The biggest issue facing farmers is the rocketing cost and availability of inputs. This is where the Government needs to…

To highlight that the Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue must move immediately to resolve the BEAM scheme issues for farmers.::To highlight that it's a clear failure of the BEAM scheme and its administration that 11,000 farmers have, or will have, €18m clawed back from…

To highlight that the amenity sector is an important indigenous sector worth €77 million at farm gate of which nursery stocks account for over €50m.::To highlight that there are many challenges facing the industry at present such as peat availability, spiralling input costs,…

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…

That the Government addresses the Food Security risk and takes action by carrying out inventories on fertiliser, fuel and feed stocks.