Michael Collins

To emphasise the importance of the Irish MEPs being part of the national effort to retain the current nitrates derogation. Ireland has a unique grass-based system and there must be recognition for this from the EU.::To highlight that over 30 measures have been introduced at farm…

To question what the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine is doing on Good Agricultural & Environmental Condition (GAEC 2) regarding the protection of Peatlands and Wetlands and whether they have achieved any further flexibilities on the derogation which is currently…

To seek clarity on some discrepancies in the Directive 2010/75/EU on Industrial Emissions, in advance of the vote in the European Parliament's Environment Committee on January 11th 2024.::To highlight the discrepancies between Annex 11 of the final text from the trilogue…

To emphasise that it is vital farmers have access to crop varieties produced by the latest plant breeding technologies in order to try and overcome the challenges they face, such as pests, disease resistance and perhaps, most significantly, climate change which continue to pose…

To communicate to the Irish Government, the vast number of issues and the frustration of farmers on the ground due a number of key issues, including::- The EU Green Deal/Farm to Fork policies and their impact on farm productivity/cost of production;::- The transformation of CAP…

That the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine deliver an exemption to the three-crop rule and crop diversification requirements for tillage farmers in 2024.::- The autumn of 2023 was very difficult nationally, Teagasc analysis estimates that 35,000 hectares less of…

To highlight the impact of the proposed Sustainable Use of Pesticides Regulation on Irish farming, especially the tillage sector.::To highlight to the Irish MEP's the potential impact the Sustainable Use Regulation (SUR) proposals could have on Irish farming.::- Tillage farming…

To express anger, following a meeting with the EU Commissioner for the Environment and the Minister for Agriculture, food and the Marine, that farmers are expected to reduce stock numbers by January 1st 2024 due to the midterm review of the Nitrates Derogation.::To emphasise…

To highlight that the failure to reach a qualified majority vote on the renewal of glyphosate is very concerning for the agricultural sector.::To point out that the European Food Safety Authority has identified no critical areas of concern with products containing glyphosate.…

To highlight that the criteria set out in Article 12 to assess water quality trends is deeply flawed. In June 2023 IFA provided a detailed submission to the Commission outlining these failings. Once again, we ask that the assessment criteria be reconsidered to ensure that only…

To welcomed the announcement that the EU and UK have agreed on a framework to facilitate trade between the EU, the UK and Northern Ireland.::To highlight that there is already significant co-operation between the farming sectors North and South on the island. Approximately one…

Secure urgent action to address implementation challenges for MDR to ensure that the regulation works as intended in the EU

To highlight that the recommendations from the Committee of inquiry on animal transport (ANIT) in the European Parliament for live animal transport has the potential to severely impact the competitive trade in this country.::To highlight that this approach is not acceptable and…

To seek support from MEPs on COPA's request to suspend antidumping duties on import of Urea Ammonium Nitrate (UAN) to the EU.::To put questions to the European Commission (DG Trade) as follows::Q.1 Have DG Agriculture been asked to provide evidence to DG Trade on the impact of…

To highlight that the €500m crisis fund must be activated immediately by the EU Commission and also enhanced by additional funding.