Michael Healy-Rae

Awareness about the Charity

Achieving priority in Budget 2024 for Disability sector

change policy

To raise the profile of rare disease policy among relevant political and departmental stakeholders

Highlight that a reduction in livestock levels of 30% and the re-wetting of 90% of reclaimed land in order to meet climate targets as suggested in the report will remove at least 20% of the state’s land mass out of food production and reduce our capacity as a nation to produce…

Positioning Ireland as a front-runner in Immersive Technologies

PQs to Minister to seek commitment to deliver of prog for government promise to support genetic services for people living with rare diseases.

To ensure that, as set out in Food Vision 2030, there must be a balance between environmental, economic and social sustainability.::To ensure that rigorous assessments of all EU and national policy proposals are required to understand their impact on farm viability, the rural…

To insist that there must be an accurate measurement of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon removals at farm levels. It was accepted at the IFA Climate Summit that research is ongoing to facilitate more accurate estimates of emissions from Irish agriculture and land use. In the…

To ensure that the Government takes account of the potential for carbon leakage to arise from climate policies in Ireland. This is a requirement of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021.Carbon leakage occurs when food production is curtailed in one…

To emphasise that new funding is required to support farmers and the wider agricultural sector to achieve our environmental objectives. This must include renewable energy as well as research funding to maximise the potential for technology-based solutions to help agriculture to…

4 asks on rejuvenation of youth clubs, counselling services for young people, improved spaces and premises, votes at 16

To highlight that, although IFA is fully aware of the current housing challenges and the rationale underpinning the Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT), as it is currently designed it represents nothing more than a 'land-grab' exercise. Many honest hardworking farm families will…

To discuss the current status of the proposed EU Nature Restoration Law and how much land could be designated.::To discuss the negative effect the programme could have on Co. Offaly.::To establish from the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what the proposals for…

To highlight issues in the Commission on Taxation and Report, particularly in Chapters 13 and 15::Chapter 13 - Moving to a Low-carbon Economy::IFA recognise the climate challenge we currently face. Farmers are on the front line and changes to climate affects our daily lives. We…