Michael Collins

Funding secured in Budget 2024

Funding secured

Funding secured for MS Ireland asks

Informing stakeholders about Irish forestry issues, policies and programmes; and seeking greater improvements within the sector.

To invite a representative of the Department of Rural and Community Development to attend a Hill Farming Committee Meeting to update committee members on the proposed Dog Control legislation.::To acknowledge that, while the new regulations announced by the Minister for Rural and…

To highlight that the Nitrates Derogation is extremely important to the dairy and other sectors of farming.::To demonstrate extreme disappointment that the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine has not be able to convince the EU Commission to maintain the 250K org N for…

To insist on an immediate review of the table of late payment dates for 2023 sent to farmers by the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine.::To highlight that this was done before the negotiations on the Farmers' Charter of Rights had properly commenced.::To highlight…

To highlight the following priorities for Budget 2024::Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR).::- A fair share of the €1bn Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) must be ringfenced for farmers.::- Potential displacement in the UK market in 2024 of €300m of beef and €75m of sheep meat due to…

To highlight that a levy on concrete and concrete products in Budget 2023 will have a major financial impact on many IFA members who rely on concrete as one of the main raw materials for farm buildings construction as well as silage and slurry storage structure.::To highlight…

To highlight the error of including Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR) testing in the National Beef Welfare Scheme.::To highlight that this measure does not support suckler farmers and is a leakage of effectively 100% of the monies allocated to this action in the…

To express the need for all interested parties to be accepted into the Agri-Climate Environment Scheme (ACRES). ::To highlight challenges for farmers, there is huge uncertainty created by the Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC) 6 grazing requirements of catch…

To highlight the revisions made to the impractical catch-crop grazing requirements introduced by the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine, without proper consultation or communication with farmers.::To acknowledge that while this is a positive first step, and of…

To call on the Minister for Agriculture to ensure that all farmers who applied for the new liming programme are accepted into the scheme in full.::To highlight that farmers are keen to improve on-farm efficiencies and their environmental footprint. There is huge demand for the…

To protest at the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine's intention to provide the Commission with the details of farmers who the department intends to apply the 220kg limit by September 30th. There are significant concerns about the legal basis for this and the manner…

To seek an extension to the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) deadline to ensure greater flexibility to ensure that farmers get their fair share of the fund.::To highlight what a huge failure it would be if the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) funds were returned when farmers…