Joe Flaherty

To raise awareness of the association's new report on vaping, outlining its stance on vaping regulation

Targeted supports for local independent food/convenience retailers.

Inform DPOs of Mercy Law Resource Centre, Crosscare and CLM's position in relation to the proposals contained in the General Scheme of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024, in particular the proposals to introduce ‘right to reside’ and ‘habitual residence’…

Inform DPOs of Mercy Law Resource Centre, Crosscare and CLM's position in relation to the proposals contained in the General Scheme of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024, in particular the proposals to introduce ‘right to reside’ and ‘habitual residence’…

To participate in a Seminar to produce actions based on breeding, communications, knowledge transfer and promotion.::To highlight that the draft Action Plan announced by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine lacks a fundamental component, which is a guaranteed return…

To invite the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to address the IFA Aquaculture Annual General Meeting.::To highlight issues relating to the sustainable development of Irish Aquaculture.::To give an update on the next European Maritime, fisheries, and Aquaculture…

To seek a meeting with the Minister of State for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide clarification on the reason for the delayed Farm Plan Scheme (FPS) payments.::To highlight how this delay, following the delay Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) is not…

To invite the Minister for Rural and Community Development, and relevant National Park & Wildlife Service representatives, to attend a meeting of the IFA Special Area's of Conservation (SAC) Project Team on the farm of Mr. Pat Hennessy, Borris-In-Ossory, Co. Laois, to witness…

To call on the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine for a further extension to the permitted spreading deadline in the National Liming Programme.::To highlight that, while the extension provided to 31 March 2024 must be acknowledged, the persistent wet weather for much…

That the proposed Residential Zoned Land Tax will not apply to currently used agricultural land. ::That ‘a right to be unzoned' must be secured within legislation or automatic ‘zoning reset' occur where actively used farm lands have been zoned for residential development by…

To express serious concern at the Department of Agriculture's failure to implement a successful wildlife control programme that can make a meaningful impact on tuberculosis (TB) levels.::To highlight that additional funding for the hiring of FRS operatives to the Wildlife…

To acknowledge that almost half of Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) Tranche 1 applications have now been approved, with payment claims for 'mobile' investments and those within seven of the ten Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) now open.::To…

To address the genuine concerns that suckler farmers and pedigree breeders have with the recently-published indices by the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF).::To query how the weightings and calculations are applied and their impact on suckler breeding policy and the…

To highlight how the deep frustration among farmers manifested itself in thousands taking to the streets to send a strong message that farming issues cannot continue to be ignored::To highlight that, there is a level of complexity introduced to farming that does not take account…

That the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine comes forward with a comprehensive support package for the Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) Programme, as farmers costs for testing soar.::To highlight that there have been increases of 35 cent to the BVD test. Postage has…