Michael Fitzmaurice

Ensure that single farm payments are not impacted, planning permission not impacted, a future for rural sustainability, and provision of infrastructure for young people to start families in rural ireland

To ensure transparency in the food chain

To encourage politicians to take steps to resolve the issue before it has a negative impact on the Irish horticultural sector.

To highlight that the Silage Support Scheme is an important first step for the drystock sector, which is under significant pressure to build up feed stocks for next winter.::To seek that the Minister brings forward targeted measures for dairy farmers as some are tied into fixed…

To highlight that the deferral time for vet medicines on June 1st is fast approaching and there is still no solution to maintain the competitive supply of veterinary medicines for farmers.::To acknowledge that the Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue made a decision to…

To highlight that the IFA Pigs Committee has intensified its campaign to ensure that the price paid for pigs reaches €2/kg by June 1st.::To highlight that pig farmers have targeted four processors across the country to seek commitments from them for price increases.::To welcome…

To highlight that stronger dog legislation is required.::IFA has priority actions to tackle the issue.::1. A single national database for all dogs in the country that identifies the person responsible for the dog;::2. Tougher sanctions for those who fail to have their dog under…

To acknowledge the Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue's commitment to re-establish the National Deer Management Forum Group, which is a positive first step to controlling that national deer population to a sustainable level.::To highlight that the control of deer…

To highlight that IFA has put forward the key points that must form the basis of the BVD programme from 2023 and subsequent years::1. The testing and surveillance from 2023 onwards, which is required to prove on-going freedom must be paid for in full by the Department of…

To ensure that an appropriate firm is hired to oversee the agri-environment on the East coast of the country.::To highlight that this scheme has nothing in common with the original Rural Environmental Protection Scheme (REPS), which the Government is trying to align it to.::To…

To acknowledge the intervention by President Michael D Higgins on the practice by retailers of selling food at artificially low prices, which are often below cost, is very significant.::To highlight that this practice diminishes the value of food in the eyes of consumers. It is…

To welcome the progress by the Department of Agriculture towards reducing the VAT rate on non-oral vaccines to 0%.::To provide this from 2024 is the first time a target date has been set and it's important this objective is delivered on.::To highlight that progress on the VAT…

To highlight that a report prepared by PwC on the Irish pig industry highlights a sector that is on the brink of collapse.::To highlight that the report estimates that 10% of pig farmers have already exited the sector in recent months, with a further 20% at risk of leaving.::The…

To welcome the opening of the Horticulture Exceptional Aid Package as positive, but the exclusion of soft fruit growers is unacceptable.::To highlight that soft fruit growers are combatting the same input costs as all other horticultural growers and those with heated glass even…

To highlight that Irish farmers are currently engulfed in an Input Price crisis, and will need the same innovation re financial supports to help preserve food supply; employment and economic activity in rural Ireland in the weeks and months ahead. While we acknowledge the pigs,…