Neale Richmond

To inform of the dangers to cross border trade and impact on Irish farmers in the dairy sector and to propose possible options for allowing ongoing free trade across the Irish Border post Brexit

That the concerns of farmers and the agri-food sector are given priority in the Article 50 negotiations on the UK's withdrawal from the EU.::To ensure that the concerns of the farming and food industry are taken on board in the Government's preparedness in all scenarios in…

Support required for the Agricultural sector and specifical vulnerable sectors such as the beef sector and the mushroom sector in the event of a hard deal brexit

To highlight on Europe's future trade arrangements with the UK and the UK's determination to pursue an independent trade policy, IFA is concerned that disruptions to the UK market, through the imposition of tariff barriers, border checks, certification requirements, or other…

Revised Withdrawal Agreement - to highlight that IFA supports the new Protocol because it avoids a hard border in Ireland.::The revised Withdrawal Agreement includes a new Protocol on Ireland / Northern Ireland, which replaces the backstop and will come into effect when the…

To highlight that the Political Declaration is a non-legally binding document which sets out the ambitions of both sides for their future relationship. The changes here reflect the new UK government's stated intentions to pursue an independent trade policy. The Political…

To put on the record IFA's concerned over the potential reduction in the CAP budget post Brexit::To point out that as a net contributor to the EU budget, the UK exit from the EU creates uncertainty in the size of the CAP budget post 2020. The EU Commission has proposed a…

To restate that IFA's policy position remains that the optimum outcome of the Brexit negotiations would be for the UK to remain within the Single Market and the Customs Union.::To put it on the record that IFA is gravely concerned that the policy of the current UK Government is…

Our desired outcome was that the proposed 4% rates increase would be voted down, and that no increase would be implemented.

to ensure that the rights of international students was reflected in law

To pursue better outcomes for unemployed people and others of working age from Budget 2020. In particular to ensure that there is a better understanding of the role and interaction between adequate income, supportive employment services, good activation programmes, access to…

To secure more inclusive, constructive and well resourced social protection, education and training and employment policies and outcomes.