Martin Heydon

The setting up of the CPD steering group by DAFM

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To highlight that Irish farming is facing into a very challenging year as the costs of doing business threaten to wipe out some modest gains in 2021.::To highlight that family farms could be overwhelmed by the steep increases in costs such as feed, energy and fertiliser. To…

That rural Ministers look for more funding for farmers and to revert back to the Minister for Agriculture and make the case for more funding for suckler cows, sheep and tillage farmers as well as a proper environment scheme.::To highlight that the Minister has only allocated…

To highlight that this crisis is unprecedented and nothing less than everyone's genuine intervention is needed. IFA is proposing to the Government to::• To facilitate Veterinary Inspectors supervising Saturday production.::• All pig processors to maximise their processing…

To meet with the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Mr. Leo Varadkar T.D. regarding improvements for productive farmers to the CAP Strategic Plan.

To invite Minister of State Martin Heydon TD and Minister of State Senator Pippa Hackett to attend the IFA AGM.

To highlight that achieving the reduction target set for agriculture, of 22% to 30% by 2030, which represents an emissions reduction of between 5 to 7 million tonnes CO2 (Mt CO2), will be extremely challenging for the sector.::To highlight that Irish farming is a world leader in…

The recently published Seafood Taskforce recommendation of a €60m fund and outline of a number of initiatives aimed at facilitating the sustainable development of Irish Aquaculture, while mitigating against the negative impacts of Brexit.::To establish if the Minister will…

To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he can provide any explanation why since 2010, the value of food & drink exports in 2021 have increased over 70%, however farm incomes for the majority have remained largely static.::To establish if the Minister will…

To seek clarification on the position with moving the applicable maximum investment ceiling of €80,000 up to €200,000 per holding, under the Pig and Poultry TAMS grant.::Subsequently, to acknowledge the increase to the TAMS investment limit on poultry farms to €200,000. This…

To highlight that the availability of peat to harvest is of utmost concern for all horticultural operators. The recent Action Plan published by Government is not robust enough to deliver for growers.::To establish from the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, what…

To highlight that on the review of the Organic Food Sector and Strategy for Development Report 2019-2025, that to date farmer representatives have only attended one brief meeting since the establishment of the working group. To secure a commitment from the Minister for…

To get a commitment from the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, that the revised reference costs, which were completed by the Department (in December) will be implemented for Tranche 25 applications.::At the Charter of Rights meeting on December 2nd, the Department…

To get a commitment from the Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine that farmers will not experience a cut in payment in the new environment scheme when compared to GLAS and EIPs due to an imposed payment ceiling.::For the proposed new Agri-environment scheme, farmers who…