Micheál Martin

Improvements to forestry policy, including; increase in speed of the forestry licensing process, applications of more resources to the appropriate assessment process and improvements to the operating procedures of the Forestry Appeals Committee, changes to the Ash Dieback…

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Amend / Speed up Forestry licencing issues

The improvement of Forestry policy and programmes to maintain jobs, keep wood processing companies in business and help with the environmental challenges the country is facing.

The improvement of Forestry policy and programmes to maintain jobs, keep wood processing companies in business and help with the environmental challenges the country is facing.

Statutory funding of gambling addiction treatment and prevention services

To set a clear target for the incoming Government : between EU funds and national co-financing, we need the CAP budget for Ireland of €1.8bn to be increased to at least €2bn of::That CAP money goes to active farmers::That on Brexit, the EU has the closest possible trading…

The Irish Government must invest in agriculture and support farm incomes/viability by providing the maximum permissible level of national co-financing.::The objective of the Government must be to ensure that CAP payments across all schemes, including both Pillar I Basic Payment…

CONVERGENCE - IFA supports the EU Commission's objective of increasing the payments per hectare for genuine farmers with payments below the national average. This must be funded through an increase in the CAP budget and/ or from the implementation of the EU genuine farmer…

• Increased funding from €4bn to €5bn for the RDP 2021- 2027 to support farm schemes.::• Targeted sectoral support for sucklers (€300 per cow), sheep (€30 per ewe) and tillage in a per hectare payment.::• Whole farm environmental schemes, similar to REPS, with a payment of…

• The new CAP must continue to support POs for all sectors.::• The costs, rules, regulations and administrative burden, including reporting and inspections of POs, must be simplified to encourage uptake.::• Additional funding is required to support establishme• Additional…

• Existing legislation must be amended to exempt finished products where the THC content is equal to or less than 0.3%. This would eliminate the grey area concerning the production and sale of CBD products.::• Registered growers must be permitted to sell flower to approved…

Independent Food Retail Regulator - • As provided for in the EU Directive, the Government must immediately create an Independent Food Retail Regulator to tackle the imbalance in the food chain.::• The Regulator's remit must be extended to tackle other UTPs in food chain…

Cattle Prices • An immediate increase in cattle prices to reflect higher market returns • Delivery of real and tangible results for farmers from the Beef Task Force. • Contract prices from factories and retailers.• Removal of any specifications not required in the market•…

• A targeted direct payment of €30 per ewe for sheep farmers, from a combination of CAP and national funding. This would include a roll-over and increase in the Sheep Welfare Scheme to €15 per ewe and CAP Pillar II funding.::• The option of targeted coupled payments and…