Michael Fitzmaurice

To progress the amendment to the Nursing Home Support Scheme legislation and introduce a three year cap on family farms subject to certain criteria being met.

To highlight that while meeting the climate targets will be a challenge, farmers are ready to play their part::To highlight the frustration for farmers is that they are getting no credit for the carbon they are sequestrating on their farms. The net carbon position on farms must…

To highlight that farmers are committed to reducing emissions::That the focus would be on supporting farmers to adopt specific mitigation measures and technologies to imporve productivity and efficiency on farms. This will achieve emissions reduction.::That Government policy…

That farmers would be in the majority on the monitoring group to oversee the grass-fed Protected Geographical Indicator (PGI)::Change of IFA Nominee on the Taskforce::To emphasise the importance of developing a suckler brand to complement the Grass-Fed PGI. That this would be…

To influence policy and ensure rollover of the scheme into 2021.::To welcome the issuing of the BDGP payments to farmers.::To highlight that the number of farmers who met the key 50% female replacement requirement of 4 or 5 star animals is important.::To make the case for…

To Influence policy and ensure rollover of the Scheme into 2021.::That the reference years of the Sheep Welfare Scheme for the CAP transition period would be changed::To highlight that the reference years do not accurately reflect the current flock of may sheep farmers withing…

To Influence policy, gather information and ensure rollover of the Scheme into 2021.::That there would be flexibility from the Department on the dates of application given the disruption caused by the COVID-19 controls and concerns of some farmers attending marts or having…

To ensure that the Department of Agriculture issues up-to-date statements for farmers that are easy to follow to measure compliance for the BEAM scheme 5% reduction.::To ensure that farmers are provided with regular and straightforward updates, setting out their position in…

To welcome the opening of the new €2bn COVID-19 Credit Guarantee Scheme to provide farmers with access to low cost loans as they respond to the impacts of COVID-19::To highlight that the cash burn arising from COVID-19 is unstainable and is a threat to the viability of many…

That the payment to farmers under this scheme would be made without delay::To highlight that the closing date for applicatons was in September, that it was now November and that farmers who had incurred losses earlier in the year have severe cashflow pressures::That any surplus…

To welcome the renewal of consanguinity relief and consolidation relief under the stamp duty code in the Finance Bill 2020.::To highlight that these reliefs are vital to the sustainability and viability of the agricultural sector by reducing teh effective rate of stamp duty on…

To highlight that the Department of Agriculture's presentation of costs of the TB programme do not properly account for farmers' input.::To highlight that there is a lack of appreciation and respect for the time and money farmers put into the TB Programme, compounded by the…

To highight that while the deal reached between the EU and the UK is a relief, that it will pose significant difficulties for the Irish agri-food sector.::To acknowledge the work of both side to avoid a 'no-deal'::To higlight that farmers have real concerns about how non-tariff…

To welcome the announcement of the Pilot Scheme in the agri-environment area::That tillage farmer participants in the existing GLAS scheme must be able to avail of the new pilot scheme

That Local Authorities would adopt a National Greenways Strategy whereby they would consult and be proctive with potentially affected landowners::To make it know that IFA will reflect on the decision of An Bord Pleanala in relation to the South Kerry Greenway and analysise the…