Joe Flaherty

To get substantial amendments to the EU proposed law in terms of removing certain articles, ensuring that no farmer owned land would be compulsorily re-wetted and that any measures carried out by farmers would reflect the permanent nature of change to that land holding and…

To welcomed the announcement that the EU and UK have agreed on a framework to facilitate trade between the EU, the UK and Northern Ireland.::To highlight that there is already significant co-operation between the farming sectors North and South on the island. Approximately one…

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

Secure urgent action to address implementation challenges for MDR to ensure that the regulation works as intended in the EU

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