Malcolm Byrne

Ensure policy makers are aware of the technological advances in digital education, learning and training in Ireland

Irish Government and EU support for the TRIPS Waiver at the WTO

To secure support for raising the issue of the exclusion of home care workers from critical skills exemption for non EEA employment wavers

Agreement on the importance for consumers of competition and pro-competition structures in financial services; agreement that Ireland should aim to position itself as the Number 1 EU hub for FinTech post-Brexit; and agreement that we continue to build a pro-consumer,…

Farm Succession, Transfer and Partnerships - Rates of Stamp Duty::IFA proposes Agriculture is removed from the commercial definition and revised in line with the residential stamp duty charge of 1%, up to €1m, and 2% thereafter.::Young Trained Farmer Stamp Duty…

Farm Schemes - Suckler Cow::IFA proposes Budget 2022 should build on the BDGP and BEEP-S schemes to deliver a targeted direct payment of €300/ cow, financed from a combination of national cofinancing and CAP Pillar II funds. Roll-over of the BDGP in a simplified format for…

That the Government would engage with the sector to develop a workable, 5/10-year farm-level strategy that works for farmers::- Farmers support climate action, but they cannot do more environmental actions with less money and without policies that help them to do that.::- The…

To better understand the finer detail of the Nursing Home Support Scheme.::That the three-year cap on family farms under the Fair Deal scheme has come into operation.::To acknowledge the work of Ministers with responsibility for Older People, in getting these changes…

To highlight that the new CAP funding and strategic plans are a sell-out of suckler and beef farmers by the Minister for Agriculture.::To highlight that the design of the strategic plans and the funding levels allocated to Pillar II targeted schemes compound the impact of…

To highlight that the CAP Strategic Plan will exclude one million ewes from any funding.::That the proposed €20m/annum Sheep Improvement Scheme with payments of €12/ewe will only be available to 1.7m ewes. This is even fewer than the number of ewes in the current Sheep Welfare…

That the Tillage Sector is facing a 3rd successive blow from CAP Plans • Convergence, CRISS and Eco Schemes threaten viability of the sector.::That the decision to use 10% of funds for CRISS is the 3rd successive blow to commercial tillage farmers, following the earlier…

To highlight that the new agri-environment and climate measure scheme proposed by the Minister for Agriculture will exclude thousands of farmers.::That the proposed scheme will only have 50,000 farmers participating, which is wholly inadequate to meet likely demand, based on…

To highlight that the combined effect of eco schemes, internal convergence and complementary income support for sustainability (CRISS) will devastate the income of a significant cohort of farmers.::Pillar 1 Changes That the proposed new €1.5bn Agri Environment Scheme within…

To acknowledge the provision of the €4.25m subvention scheme announced by the Minister for Agriculture for Bovine EID tags, but the Minister needs to go further.::That the scheme must be extended to include all tags purchased by farmers and must be amended to also cover the…

To Invite Rural TD's and Rural Senators to The Signpost Programme – Farmers for Climate Action which was launched by Teagasc earlier this year. This Programme is a collaborative partnership of farmers, industry and State Agencies, working together for Climate Action.::The…