Joe Flaherty

To receive increased funding for Section 39 Disability agencies.

Additional funding to assist with purchasing electric vehicles.

Increased funding for Section 39 Disability agencies

To ensure that dribble bars are included in the next tranche Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS)::To discuss the timing of the closure of the TAMS first tranche::To acknowledge that cattle underpasses, farm roadways and fencing are now eligible for grant-aid.

IFA needs assurances from the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine that the establishment of the Irish Strategic Forestry Fund and the scale of investor planting will not negatively impact on the future sustainability of communities, in particular the economic and social…

To highlight farmers' concerns in relation to Ireland's future forest strategy, particularly the barriers that exist which have seen a dramatic decline in farmer planting in recent years.::To demonstrate that farmers are crucial to success of future forest strategy::- Farmers…

To demonstrate that the Teagasc assessment of incomes on sheep farms show margins dropping 81% to €7/ewe, which includes the €10/ewe Sheep Welfare Scheme payment in 2022. This is unsustainable, sheep farming is a low income vulnerable sector that does not have the capacity to…

To highlight the following issues with the Bill::- In the Bill, there remains a distinct lack of reference to the price that primary producers get paid by dominant food buyers in the food chain.::- The reality is the 5 mains retailers and 3 main food service providers operating…

To highlight that pig farmers are currently experiencing immense pressure. That the previous week there was a 4c/kg drop in the pig price paid to farmers, leaving the average pig price back to just over €2.00/kg.::To highlight that pig farmers acknowledge the support from…

To highlight how Seafood Organisations were not invited to participate as part of the pre-legislative scrutiny of the General Scheme of Marine Protected Areas Bill 2022, with three hearings being held by the committee in the previous two weeks.::To highlight that there are…

To seek targeted support of €30/ewe to ensure the economic viability of the sector.::To highlight that store lamb finishers are a vital outlet for hill sheep farmers and play a key role in our production supply systems, direct supports are critical to maintain this outlet for…

To highlight the role of Women in Agriculture, women in farming and to discuss the challenges and opportunities::To highlight the importance of extending 10 year Ownership and Usage Period for Capital Gains Tax Retirement Relief to Spouse for Lifetime Transfers.::To discuss…

To seek an explanation as to why only €50m of the €1.1bn Brexit Adjustment Fund (BAR) is going to primarily agriculture.::-While there has not been a 'Hard Brexit' yet, Irish agriculture is still facing an uncertain future in relation to the UK market, especially with the new…

To meet with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to seek an update on the Dairy Food Vision Report to seek the following results:::On Food Security::IFA wish to highlight that the changes in circumstances with the war in Ukraine and escalating agricultural input…

To meet with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to discuss the Department's plans for the replacement of the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme (BEEP-S).::To establish criteria of the new scheme, to be called the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP).…