Michael Collins

To set out ICMSA's key policies to the Rural Independent Alliance.

That the Minister for Agriculture would put in place a crisis fund for farmers who have suffered crop losses of 25-50% and straw losses in excess of 50%::That Aid would be paid on a once-off basic to cereal and oilseed growers who can demonstrate that they incurred substantial…

That the 29,200 farmers in ANCs in Munster must be full protected::That these farmers retain the full value of their existing payment of €63.3m::That the funding for ANCs be restored to their pre-2009 level from the current allocation of €205m to €250m::That payment rates are…

To ensure the the Common Agricultural Policy 2020 has included in it measures to increase and further generation renewal and thus include measures focused on young farmers.

Highlight the importance of the role the Land Mobility Service has in promoting land mobility and the need for continued funding of the programme.

Highlight the importance of the role the Land Mobility Service has in promoting land mobility and the need for continued funding of the programme.

To ensure the the Common Agricultural Policy 2020 has included in it measures to increase and further generation renewal and thus include measures focused on young farmers.

Agri-Environment Schemes - GLAS - that funding of €250m is allocated for agri-environment schemes in Budget 2017, with full payments for all GLAS, AEOS and oranic scheme participants::Areas of Natural Constraints - that funding is increased by €25m in Budget 2017, to €225m, This…

That the Minister for Agriculture would put in place a crisis fund for farmers who have suffered crop losses of 25-50% and straw losses in excess of 50%::That Aid would be paid on a once-off basic to cereal and oilseed growers who can demonstrate that they incurred substantial…

Improve infrastructure, broadband in rural communities

Stop trade deals that are not beneficial to Irish farmers

Indication of support for ban on wild animal circuses

That Ireland gets EU approval to pay 70% advance on the Basic Payment Scheme to help cashflow on farms::That all payments must be made on time in line with deadlines set down in the Charter of Farmers' Rights

Provision of State supported low-cost working capital to farmers

To stay with the existing derogation and not introduce compulsory EID