Matt Carthy

To insist that there must be an accurate measurement of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon removals at farm levels. It was accepted at the IFA Climate Summit that research is ongoing to facilitate more accurate estimates of emissions from Irish agriculture and land use. In the…

To ensure that the Government takes account of the potential for carbon leakage to arise from climate policies in Ireland. This is a requirement of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021.Carbon leakage occurs when food production is curtailed in one…

To emphasise that new funding is required to support farmers and the wider agricultural sector to achieve our environmental objectives. This must include renewable energy as well as research funding to maximise the potential for technology-based solutions to help agriculture to…

To brief Oireachtas Members of the details of the current Nitrates Action Programme::The EU Nitrates Directive requires Member States to review water quality at least every four years and to create a Nitrates Action Programme (NAP). This programme outlines a suite of…

To brief Oireachtas members on Water Quality in the context of the Nitrates Action Programme 2023

To welcome the inclusion of Equine facilities by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine of the list of items included in Tams 3.::To highlight that the grant aid will be of real assistance to the thousands of farmers that are involved in keeping and breeding…

To secure funding to reduce the impact of a TB outbreak on farm.::To secure additional funding for the wildlife control programme in order to double resources available to the programme and to ensure effective implementation of the programme on the ground.::To increase live…

To highlight the critical need for a commitment from Government to ensure that the economic potential and sustainable future of the Irish aquaculture sector are realised.::To highlight the urgency to implement a functioning aquaculture licensing system as a key priority for the…

To criticised the failure of the authorities to tackle what is a growing problem on farms.::To highlight that the situation has worsened over the last two years, with sheep farmers dreading the prospect of a call to say there has been an attack on their flock.::To highlight that…

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To understand if the government was intending to join the the CJEU case against Hungary on its anti-LGBTQ 'propaganda' laws ::To encourage Oireachtas members to support Ireland joining the CJEU case against Hungary's anti LGBTQ 'Propaganda' laws.

To inform the EU affairs committee of concerns regarding civil society freedoms in Georgia as raised by Georgian NGOs ahead of a parliamentary delegation speaking to the committee.

That a single national database for all dogs in the country that identifies the person responsible for the dog::That tougher sanctions for those who fail to have their dog under their control at all times, and for those whose dogs are identified worrying/attacking…

To highlight that, although IFA is fully aware of the current housing challenges and the rationale underpinning the Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT), as it is currently designed it represents nothing more than a 'land-grab' exercise. Many honest hardworking farm families will…

To invite An Taoiseach to address the IFA 68th AGM::To invite the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to address the IFA 68th AGM::To invite Minister of State (Heydon) at the Department Agriculture, Food and the Marine to the IFA 68th AGM::To invite the Minister of…