Politician · TD · 34th Dáil
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To accept an invitation from the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine to nominate two representatives to attend the EU Presidency Stakeholders' event.::To highlight that the purpose of the event is to bring together a focused audience of stakeholders, media…
To respond to invitation from the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine to submit a Pre-Budget Submission for 2027.
To seek support from the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for the recommendations outlined in the IFA National Weather Resilience Policy and the opportunity to meet with him to discuss how the Government can work with the farming community to deliver…
Measures to Support Farm Sectors::• Increased funding for all national support schemes with no linear cuts imposed::• Suckler cow total supports of €300/cow on all cows::• €35/ewe to all breeding ewes & €45/ewe for hill ewes::• Beef calf from Dairy Herds Scheme - €100/calf::•…
To discuss the IFA Pre-Budget 2027 Submission with the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine.::To highlight that the three main pillars of the IFA submission are::- The retention and expansion of farm schemes::- Supports to mitigate the inflationary costs of…
To call on the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine to allocate resources to deliver a fully functional Agricultural Appeals mechanism for farmers.::To highlight that a number of appeals have fallen way back but there are many elements that are concerning and would…
To highlight that the absence of a 2025 derogation for the plant protection product Diquat (Reglone) posed significant challenges for potato growers. While the early nature of the 2025 season limited the full impact, growers still experienced difficulties achieving effective…
To attend the launch of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marines Plant Health and Biosecurity Strategy 2026 to 2030.::To support the strategy's vision which aims to protect Ireland's agriculture, horticulture and forestry sectors and the wider environment from plant…
To request an urgent indepartmental meeting between the Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine, the Department of Housing, Local Government and heritage, and the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications on the future of peat supply for horticulture.::To…
To highlight that only 60% of applications under the Animal Welfare Nutrient Storage Scheme (AWNSS) will be eligible for funding under the Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Schemes 3 (TAMS), Tranche 10.::To emphasise that the reduction in the threshold from 80% to 60% comes at…
To request a meeting with the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine to discuss the EU Environmental Simplification Omnibus and its implications for Irish agriculture, and to understand how the Government intends to progress this agenda during Ireland's Presidency of the…
To highlight that IFA has been in consistent contact with both the Irish Department of Agriculture and the European Commission regarding fertiliser prices, largely due to the imposition of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) on imported fertilisers into the EU from…
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 stress how the European Commission's proposals in July 2025 on the Multiannual Financial Framework are hugely concerning for IFA.::That the proposed €293.7bn ringfenced for CAP is a drastic cut in both real and nominal terms to the current CAP 2023-2027 budget (and that's…
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…