Noel Grealish

Balance emissions reductions with farm viability, recognize farm carbon sequestration, protect food security, provide practical tools, and ensure climate policies support rather than penalise farmers.

Enhance Policy Inclusivity: Ensure that agricultural policies reflect the needs and contributions of women in the sector. Increase Female Participation: Encourage more women to take active roles in agricultural organisations and decision-making bodies. Promote Gender Equality:…

Advocate for government policies and resources supporting farmers’ mental health, raise awareness of rural challenges, influence legislation and funding on succession, isolation, and financial stress, and promote long-term, accessible mental health services and community support…

To set out ICMSA budget priorities for 2026.

To share information with public representatives on the extent and impact of tobacco smuggling in Ireland.

To provide AmCham views and recommendations ahead of Budget 2026::To discuss AmCham Budget 2026 priorities with the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Services, Reform and Digitalisation

To secure meetings with Oireachtas members to highlight the role of insourcing and its contribution in reducing waiting lists

Inform Deputy Dolan about the work HeatGrid is doing on district heating in Galway

Provide a general overview on the Irish residential construction industry and the broader housing market.

Influence government so changes to TB eradication are equitable and do not impose excessive burdens on struggling farmers.

• Dedicated income supports, based on area-based payments, should be retained and distributed, together with a new ‘Farm Activity Support Scheme', only to genuine active farmers engaged in food and agricultural production.::• All genuine active farmers should get at least 70% of…

• Pillar II must be retained within the traditional CAP structure, and used, together with maximum permissible levels of national co-financing to provide vital supports (of lesser number but at increased payment rates to retain overall payment amounts) to farmers in the more…

• With the possibility of increased orientation toward performance-based payments in the next CAP, below are some lessons from the current CAP for consideration::• Simplify performance-based payments. Alleviate the burden of proof/verification required to receive payments by…

To propose::• Introduction of a min 50% capital grant for development of farmer owned farm scale biogas plants – financed through Infrastructure and Climate and Nature Fund (ICNF) and or/feed in tariff::• Immediate introduction of Renewable Heat Obligation (RHO)::• Introduction…

To propose that, to encourage farmers to grow protein crops such as peas, beans, lupins and combi-crops, rates up to €600/ha for beans/ peas/lupins should be offered, 50% for combi-crops.