Michael Fitzmaurice

Event to reflect and celebrate 50 years of work within the Asthma Society of Ireland. Opportunity to raise awareness of policy and health issues.

Communicate how the poultry processing sector has delivered progress across many sustainability metrics while playing an increasing role in consumers healthy, balanced diets. Outline that to achieve its sustainability targets the sector will continue to address a wide range of…

Invite stakeholders to attend Jazz Pharmaceuticals' 20th anniversary event.

Extension of all Electric Vehicle incentives at current levels, in particular the SEAI purchase grant and the BIK Thresholds. Increased Government support for EV charging infrastructure. No increases in VRT or Road Tax for new cars in 2024. No changes to the basis of VRT and…

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 seek assurances from the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine that the Food Ombudsman will be functional by the end of the year.::To welcome the announcement of the new Agri-Regulator Board and that the new Agri-Food Regulator will take up the role on December…

To highlight the problematic year experienced on all tillage farms with the weather proving especially difficult in March, April, July and September.::To emphasise that the proposed emergency financial support announced by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine…

To highlight the huge void that has built up with a lack of youth entering the industry over the past number of years.::To highlight that, across the whole island there is an aging farmer profile which must be addressed.::To acknowledge the excellent work being done by Teagasc…

To highlight that this year's potato harvest is the worst in recent memory and is rapidly turning into a salvage operation as drills are under water following recent flooding.::To emphasise that with more heavy rainfall forecast on already saturated ground, growers will not be…

To insist that the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine resolves the issue of the suspension of access to the Chinese market quickly. This is a setback that needs to be rectified, given that access to the Chinese market has only recently been restored.

To highlight disappointment that Article 9, which relates to agricultural ecosystems, which had been deleted from the text agreed by the European Parliament in July has been re-introduced in the provisional political agreement for the proposed EU Nature Restoration Law agreed by…

To highlight the very serious concerns of farmers over the proposed Sligo, Leitrim, Northern Counties, Railway Greenway.::To insist that Greenway projects must maximise the use of public lands and minimise the impact on private lands, in line with Government Strategy for the…

To highlight that cashflow challenges are growing on farms as the cumulative effect of higher costs, tax bills, delayed payments and the drop in prices in certain sectors.

To acknowledge the new grant for repairing or replacing existing septic tanks announced by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage.::To highlight that the qualifying condition that a septic tank must be registered with the local authority prior to 1st February…

To highlight the frustration felt by farmers at the lack of progress by the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine and his Department in addressing critical issues in the Tuberculosis (TB) programme.::To highlight that, despite increased funding provided over the last…