Michael Fitzmaurice

Highlight content of Macra's prebudget submission with TD's and Senators ::Implementation of Macra's proposals for rural youth and young farmers

To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie Mc Conalogue to deliver for the forgotten farmers in budget 2025.

Highlight the need for action on Generational Renewal and the commencement of the Commission on Generational Renewal These critical elements were outlined at a Joint Oireachtas committee hearing on the nitrates derogation attended by a Macra delegation of Elaine Houlihan,…

1. Articulate shock and disappointment with majority of equine sector with horse welfare failures highlighted by RTE Primetime investigates documentary “Horses: Making a Killing” broadcast on Wednesday, 12th June 2024. 2. Ensure appropriate equine end of life options available…

To call on the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine to support suckler farmers and to play his part in alleviating their concerns in relation to the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) eligibility.::To ensure that the new revised terminal and replacement indices…

To emphasise that the Government needs to address the cost of doing business in Ireland for farmers and others. ::To highlight that it is understandable that people are raising concerns about increasing food prices. This is inevitable when costs and regulations on the farmers…

To ensure that farmers have trust in the appeals process, an Independent board should be established with independent members, who in turn should select and Independent Chairperson.::To highlight that the scope of the remit is restrictive, consideration should be given to…

To highlight that the area devoted to tillage declined by 16% between 2012 and 2020. The area devoted to cereal production has declined consecutively since 2012 with the exception of 2022 when an increase was recorded. However, a 7% decrease in the cereal area was subsequently…

To call on Government to recognise the need for additional legislative powers for the Agri Food Regulator and the need for additional measures in the EU Unfair Trading Practices Directive (UTP's) to strengthen the position of farmers in the agri-food chain.::To highlight that…

To welcome the announcement, by the Minister for Agriculture, of the Cooley Flood Damage Relief Scheme.::To highlight that the unprecedented and recurrent rainfall up in the Cooley Mountains late last October/early November had unprecedented and severe consequences. Fodder,…

To outline farmers' frustration at the detail of the new Ash Dieback Climate Action Performance Payment (CAPP) Scheme just launched by the Department of Agriculture.::To highlight that the current framework of the CAPP Scheme for ash dieback excludes farmers with ash trees in…

Meetings with Taoiseach, Tanaiste, Ministers and other DPOs to discuss Veterinary Ireland's concerns with the implementation of the legislation and associated Draft Statutory Instrument (SI).::To discuss Veterinary Ireland's concerns on Anti-Microbial / Anti-Parasitic…

To propose that participation of Irish farmers under the Nature Restoration Law should be entirely voluntary.

To seek an independent review by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine into his Department's investigation into the environmental impact of local industrial emissions in Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny and of the reports that fed into this investigation.::To seek…

To highlight the frustration and anger felt by tillage farmers at the Minister for Agriculture's announcement to suspend the Straw Incorporation Measure (SIM).::• That the Minister fully restore the Straw Incorporation Measure for 2024.::• That the Minister will ensure that all…