Politician · TD · 34th Dáil
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To highlight that the implementation of the Pilot Soil Sampling Programme is unworkable and the failure to organise timely soil sampling for those who were accepted into the programme means many applicants will miss out on the opportunity to participate in the programme.::To…
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…
That the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine ensures that farmers get their fair share of the Brexit Adjustment Reserve.::To establish what packages/supports the Department for Agriculture, Food and the Marine are proposing to DPER for Irish farmers from the BAR…
Productive farm land, used for generations for food production, is proposed to be included within the remit of the Residential Zoned Land Tax. IFA understands the current housing crisis, but farmers are private land owners, not property developers or speculators.::To ensure…
To seek a formal response to the issues raised in letter of 1st December 2021 addressed to Green Party Leader Eamon Ryan regarding a letter written by Green party colleague MEP Ciaran Cuffe.::To highlight that the comments made by Minister Hackett, that farmers having to go…
To establish if the Minister for Agriculture plans to re-introduce a milk quota or any other production restrictions on Irish farms?
To ask the Minister for Agriculture what tangible emergency aid/support measures are the Irish Government planning to roll-out to support Irish farmers this Spring against the phenomenal increase in feed/fertiliser prices?
To establish if the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine will ensure that aquaculture is included in the establishment the Maritime Area Regulatory Agency (MARA), as this is essential for the fair and correct development management of the marine space.
To highlight that IFA has resumed its price survey in an effort to increase transparency of timber prices.::To highlight that due to limited timber sales and the ongoing issues with farmers getting felling licences in 2021, we have found it difficult to get consistent…
To welcome the decision to raise the 60% TAMS grant aid age limit to 66 for women recognises the importance of women in farming.::To highlight that this decision is a step in the right direction in terms of actively encouraging women to participate, while achieving more gender…
To highlight that the Government needs to bring forward their promised legislation for a food regulator so as to give horticulture producers a fair price for their products.::To highlight that IFA is currently on a round of meetings with the major retailers. To get serious…
To highlight that the eradication of TB within the shortest feasible timeframes must be the objective. Farmers have had to endure the burden of TB controls, associated costs and income loss for too long. However, achieving this must not be based on the simplistic approach of…
To acknowledge the decision of the Supreme Court to give the green light to the Glanbia cheese plant.::To highlight that the Glanbia project was designed as a response to the challenge arising from Brexit and the need for our dairy sector to diversify its products and seek new…
To call on the Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue to commit to every farmer getting an environment scheme payment for 2023.::To highlight that the higher payment rates proposed for the new Agri-Environment and Climate Measure (AECM) scheme in the CAP Strategic Plan…
To highlight that it's now clear that across the horticulture, poultry and pigs sectors, retailers are using food as a loss leader. In recent weeks Lidl has even used organic produce as a loss leader.::To highlight to retailers that farmers in these sectors are united and…