Paul Daly

To highlight that there has been no discussion with farmers regarding media reports that farmers may be required to grow crops in 2022.::To highlight that The biggest issue facing farmers is the rocketing cost and availability of inputs. This is where the Government needs to…

To highlight that the Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue must move immediately to resolve the BEAM scheme issues for farmers.::To highlight that it's a clear failure of the BEAM scheme and its administration that 11,000 farmers have, or will have, €18m clawed back from…

To highlight that the amenity sector is an important indigenous sector worth €77 million at farm gate of which nursery stocks account for over €50m.::To highlight that there are many challenges facing the industry at present such as peat availability, spiralling input costs,…

To highlight that farmers will play their part in any national effort to bolster the country's capacity to produce more food.::To highlight that there must be a focus on growing more grass for silage as well as more crops. The key issue here is to tackle input costs particularly…

That the Government addresses the Food Security risk and takes action by carrying out inventories on fertiliser, fuel and feed stocks.

To highlight that immediate direct financial supports must be provided to farmers to offset the increased costs for feed, fertiliser and fuel on suckler, cattle rearing and finishing farms.::To highlight that it's vital that cattle continue to be finished in line with our…

To highlight that Minister McConalogue has to take urgent action to support tillage farmers as it is more likely we will have less grain due to rocketing input prices.::To highlight that agricultural diesel prices have skyrocketed since the conflict in Ukraine began. At current…

To acknowledge the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's announcement that BEEP-S is available to support suckler farmers that €40m will be made available in 2022.::To highlight that the current volatility means farmers need certainty around future funding. The…

That the Government provides a revised Emergency Fodder Incentive Fund to enable dry stock, tillage or mixed farmers to grow (i) Maize silage, (ii) cover crops (iii) whole crop cereals (iv) additional grass silage/other winter feed.

To highlight that the Government needs to support farmers to purchase fertiliser to grow additional crops and grass silage.

To highlight that the Government should increase the Protein Aid Budget in 2022 to promote the production of pulses and combi crops (barley and pea crop or oats and bean mixes).

To highlight that the Government should address feed and fertiliser deficits with a National Procurement Strategy to Ensure Winter Reserves.

That the Government needs to address taxation policies such as excise duty on agri-diesel and LPG for farm use.

To seek that the Government suspends LPG/Carbon Tax for 2022 for farmers and agri-contractors.

To seek that the Government grants a Carbon Tax Relief/Rebate to greenhouse growers of food crops using Carbon enrichment.