Martin Heydon

To accept and invitation from the Taoiseach and the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to attend a reception to mark Ireland's presidency of the Council of the EU.::To meet with Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine to discuss the programme for Irish agriculture…

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 set out ICMSA priorities for the EU Presidency.

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

To present ICMSA's 2027 Pre-Budget Submission.

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

That the Irish government does not support the weakening of pesticide regulation within the EU's Food and Feed Safety Simplification Omnibus proposal

Share the views of the EU food and drink industry in advance of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council but also to address not only the immediate effects of the Middle East crisis on agriculture, but also to consider the impact on as well as the strength of the wider agri-food…

Share a proposal for a new strategic capital fund would help address current competitiveness pressures and support the Irish food and drink sector to exploit new product and market opportunities.

Share food industry priorities in relation to growth opportunities, increased costs, ongoing trade and supply disruptions and wider competitiveness pressures for Budget 2027.

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.