Michael Collins

To highlight to the Government the need to increase the tillage area in Ireland by promoting the use of native grain and protein crops in livestock rations.

To highlight the importance of commercial farming to the rural economy.::To warn against the dangers in the current CAP proposals and the Climate Action Bill.::To highlight to An Taoiseach Michael Martin that the current direction of the CAP and the Government's Climate Action…

To highlight to the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM) Nitrates Division officials that the transition to mandatory online records of slurry and manure movements is premature.::To seek that the online system be made much more user friendly as suggested…

To welcome confirmation by the Minister of Agriculture Charlie McConalogue that all applications submitted under tranche 21 of TAMS will be approved.::To highlight that 70% of applicants had been approved for the last three tranches and unsuccessful applicants had been carried…

To highlight and raise awareness along with Agri Aware, the erection of billboards around the country of the importance of Irish agriculture; the variety of sectors producing food in this country; and the critical role it plays in the economy and society.::To showcase our…

Improvement to forestry policy and programmes

To highlight that the report from the Health and Safety Authority on workplace fatalities is a reminder of the dangers of working on farms.::To highlight that 23 people lost their lives on farms in 2020. Of those, 12 were over 65.::To continue to promote best practice to reduce…

To highlight that the requirement for farmers to get planning permission to replant diseased ash plantations with conifer species is the final nail in the coffin for the Reconstitution Underplanting Scheme (RUS).::To seek a new scheme that introduces supports for all forest…

That the recommendations of the Independent Review of the Department appeals system be implemented by Minister McConalogue with urgency.::To highlight that the independent review group was established in response to genuine concerns about the appeals system and this review was…

To invite Minister McConalogue to address the IFA National Council on the CAP Reform Agreement.::To seek an income assessment on the proposed Pillar 1 CAP reform measures::To seek a committment from the Minister that convergence will not go higher than 85% during this next…

To discuss priority issues for the farming and Agriculture Pillar as follows::That the current direction of the CAP and the Government's Climate Action Bill could shut down commercial farming in Ireland.::To highlight that a cohort of farmers, many of who are most productive…

To highlight the anger of farmers at the Forum of Consultation being taken by the Government which provides no opportunity for consultation.::That the Department extends the deadline of August 27th by at lease two weeks to give proper time for consideration.

To highlight that Minister McConalogue must clarify his intentions on the draft suckler scheme for 2023-2027, which is now out for public consultation as part of the new CAP Strategic Plan.::To highlight that while farmers will understand the concept of a reference year, any…

To highlight that the consultation process by the Department of Agriculture on the next CAP provides no opportunity for genuine consultation.::To highlight that the so-called ‘Town Hall' meetings didn't allow farmers ‘to have their voices heard' as the Minister promised. Only…

To highlight the impact of Brexit, the UK-Ireland trading relationship, the UK's pursuit of trade agreements outside of the EU and their potential impact on the agricultural sectors in the UK and Ireland, as well as the future growth and sustainability of the sector in the UK,…