Martin Heydon

To accept an invitation to the Agri-Food Leadership Gathering at the request of the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine.::To highlight that, as Ireland prepares to assume the Presidency of the Council of the European Union next month, this is an important moment for…

To host the European Nurserystock Association (ENA) Summer meeting and to welcome delegates from all over Europe.::To invite the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine to speak at the event.::To discuss the removal of peat in the horticulture industry, no Irish operator…

To welcome the European Commission's announcement of a €540 million support package to assist farmers affected by the current fertiliser crisis. While the detailed regulation governing the distribution of these funds has yet to be published, we urge the Government to commit to…

To highlight ICMSA policies and concerns on dairy, CAP, TB and nitrates matters.

To highlight ICMSA concerns in relation to fodder.

To ensure Coillte’s perspectives particularly in relation to maintenance obligations and associated safety concerns, and existing arrangements are considered in the context of the drafting of this Bill

Communicate the Water Innovation Partnership, to highlight increased funding level under the programme to improve water quality.

Support for the forest sector in managing the effects of the ESB winter grid resilience plan and working with ESB to ensure the effective roll out of the plan. Ensuring forest owners are adequately considered in ESB works in forests.

Ensure support for the business position on progress and development of a roadmap on sustainability for the Irish dairy industry.

Ensure understanding of business position on progress and developments with regards to Water quality within the dairy sector.

Highlight the success of the Cultivate agri-finance products, give more details on credit union performance, highlight key trends and to thank the Minister for his advocacy for the sector on lending limits

To encourage politicians to take steps to resolve the issue before it has a negative impact on the Irish horticultural sector.

To raise with the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine a recent high-profile incident, circulated in media and social media, that has been brought to IFA's attention by concerned farmers, of an enforcement action carried out by DAFM officials.::To highlight animals being…

To participate in the Food Vision Dairy Group stakeholders meeting.::To review the progress, challenges, and strategic priorities for the Irish dairy sector under Food Vision 2030.::Sector Progress and Challenges::• The Irish dairy sector has made progress, notably reaching €7…

To review stakeholder feedback on the Food Vision 2030 strategy, focusing on the drystock sector's challenges, opportunities, and policy implications.::Relevance and Progress of Food Vision 2030::• The overarching vision and missions of Food Vision 2030 remain relevant and…