Micheál Martin

That the Government must honour its €1.5bn Carbon Tax / REPS-2 commitment in their Programme for Government (PFG).::• The 2020 Programme for Government (PFG) gave a commitment to provide €1.5bn in funding to a “REPS-2” agrienvironmental scheme over the 2021-2030 period. The PFG…

That the Minister for Agriculture and the EU must ensure sensible design and pragmatic implementation of Good Agricultural Environmental Conditions (GAECs)/cross-compliance::• Proposals for the next CAP programme include revised definitions of GAECs. GAECs, commonly known as…

Appropriate Genuine Farmer definition with phasing out of long-term leasing of entitlements::• The next CAP programme will include a requirement for all member states to have a genuine farmer definition. This definition must ensure CAP payments are made to farmers who are…

That the Government redouble it's efforts to secure an immediate return of Irish beef to the Chinese market.::To welcome the decision by the Brazilian authorities to stop exports to China which presents a huge opportunity for the Irish beef sector.::That the Government cannot…

To highlight the importance of commercial farming to the rural economy.::To warn against the dangers in the current CAP proposals and the Climate Action Bill.::To highlight to An Taoiseach Michael Martin that the current direction of the CAP and the Government's Climate Action…

To discuss priority issues for the farming and Agriculture Pillar as follows::That the current direction of the CAP and the Government's Climate Action Bill could shut down commercial farming in Ireland.::To highlight that a cohort of farmers, many of who are most productive…

The intended result was to inform government ministers on the main priorities INHFA would like to see implemented in the new CAP Reform.

To invite An Taoiseach to address the AGM::To invite the Minister for Agriculture, Food & the Marine to address the AGM::To invite Ministers of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine to the AGM::Livestock - to highlight that the livestock and suckler sector…

To following up on both the Taoiseach and Minister for Agriculture's commitment that they would conduct an economic impace assessment on the EU Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies.::To urge the Minister not to delay in asking Teagasc to commence this analysis::To highlight…

To ensure that milk will not be purchased at a penalised price, the Glanbia voluntary retirement scheme and voluntary milk reduction schemes must be funded by the milk processor.::That Glanbia must be prepared to accept reduced profits for the next three years.::That Government…

To avoid any negative affects on young farmers as a result of delays to the overall planning process::To ensure the sector is able to operate and invest, supporting family farms

Improved timber licensing situation::Improved policies and practices in the implementation of national forest policy and the regulatory system

General update

To maintain awareness that more needs to be done to resolve the crisis and that larger companies in the private sector be given dedicated personnel overseeing their applications as is done for Coillte.

Seek greater urgency into the implementation of the Mackinnon and O'Hara reports so as to bring this crisis to an end.