Matt Carthy

Invitation to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to address the annual Aquaculture Conference and Annual General Meeting::To highlight that there have been many challenges for the Irish aquaculture sector in recent months, with many Irish aquaculture producers…

To invite Oireachtas Members to a Regional IFA Sheep meeting::To highlight that the income crisis facing sheep farmers has reached a critical stage and requires immediate action from the Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue.::To highlight that the Minister for…

To seek a meeting with the members of the political parties on the implications of the mid-term review of the Nitrates Action programme agreed with the European Commission.::1. The IFA insist that the Minister must revisit this with the European Commission as this would mean…

To request a public meeting with Ministers to discuss Ash Dieback and the problems farmers are having with the relevant authorities.::To highlight how the lack of recognition in the Interim Ash Die-Back Scheme for the significant financial loss incurred by farmers is a serious…

To request the immediate appointment of an Independent Chair to assume responsibility and initiate, for the benefit of all stakeholders, open discussion and constructive engagement toward the development of the new Farmers Charter of Rights.::To have an urgent meeting with the…

IFA highlight the detail of the IFA Submission on Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023::IFA identified key areas of concern for Irish farmers throughout the drafting stages of the EU Veterinary Medicine Regulation, which included in…

To highlight that that farmers will be the most impacted by the outcome of both the Nature Restoration Law and the Land Use Review.::To point out that agricultural land accounts for approximately 67% of Ireland's total land area. While forests account for approximately 11% of…

To seek a meeting with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine::To highlight the urgency on announcing the start of the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme 3 (TAMS 3)::To emphasise the vitally important biosecurity measures which must be included as the sector…

To seek a meeting with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for additional funding for farmer breeders of equine animals.::- the funding is required by the many thousands of smaller breeders of both thoroughbred and sport horses in order to survive and to improve…

To highlight how the recent announcement by Coillte that it has joined forces with a major foreign investment house to establish a fund to acquire 12,000ha of forests and bare land is strongly opposed by farmers.

To raise concerns about the impact of land designations for farm families::To acknowledge the key role that designation plays in the protection of biodiversity and habitat loss. However, the endeavour and efforts of farm families, who manage and upkeep these important areas must…

To highlight that our grass-based livestock and arable land systems are among the world's most climate-efficient food production systems. Farmers will work to reduce emissions by adopting measures in the Teagasc Marginal Abatement Cost Curve (MACC) and other reasonable policy…

That policy measures around land use change including the forestry programme, biodiversity proposals and rewetting must all be agreed with farmers.::To highlight that IFA will not agree with land being designated or re-wetted without prior agreement with farmers and full…

To highlight that Liquid Milk production in Ireland is almost unsustainable.::To highlight that price cuts of between 5cpl and 7cpl announced by milk processors have effectively eliminated the liquid milk premium paid to liquid milk producers.::To highlight that without a liquid…

That Irish elected representatives support the reform of the legal mandates of Coillte, Bord Na Móna and other public bodies