Paul Daly

1. Showcase the use of public funds to the Minister as part of the National Breeding Services programme::2. Impress upon the Minister & Representatives the need for additional funding for integrity measures & anti-doping programmes as part of the National Breeding Services to…

To highlight the serious issues facing farmers.::To engage with government Ministers and TD's to discuss how some of these issues could be resolved in next months budget.::To run a poster campaign on all routes to the Championships to highlight urgent issues including; The delay…

That the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine comes forward with a comprehensive package of supports for the Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) programme, which includes the full on-farm testing cost for the disease.::To highlight that the costs of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea…

To welcome the re-opening of the Organic Farm Scheme (OFS) to new entrants.::To highlight that there are now approximately 180,000 hectare under organic production in Ireland, representing 4% of total agricultural land.::To emphasise that it is a priority that organic farmers…

To highlight how the Bord Bia prime export benchmark price is now sitting 30c/kg above the prime Irish composite price which is unacceptable.::To highlight how the factories are not paying what the market justifies, which in turn is eroding the beef farmers' incomes.::To…

To call on the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine to support suckler farmers and to play his part in alleviating their concerns in relation to the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) eligibility.::To ensure that the new revised terminal and replacement indices…

To emphasise that, within the Green Public Procurement Strategy(GPPS), the procurement of freshly locally produced food is paramount in order to foster a resilient, sustainable and inclusive agricultural sector.::To point out that that the Green Public Procurement Strategy…

To propose that if any percentage of the farm is dedicated to farm forestry, it should be defined as agricultural land and the Capital Acquisitions Tax (CAT) Agricultural Relief applied to the whole farm.::That farm forestry is treated in a similar manner in relation to the…

To propose that planning impediments are removed for microgeneration projects.::That capital grants of approximately 50% are established for farmers to invest in microgeneration. This programme should apply to all usage on farms including the farm residence.::That farmers who…

The passing into law of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021.

To provide the JOC with relevant information and statistics in relation to dog ownership, surrenders and abandonment.

To highlight that the Nitrates Derogation is extremely important to the dairy and other sectors of farming.::To demonstrate extreme disappointment that the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine has not be able to convince the EU Commission to maintain the 250K org N for…

To insist on an immediate review of the table of late payment dates for 2023 sent to farmers by the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine.::To highlight that this was done before the negotiations on the Farmers' Charter of Rights had properly commenced.::To highlight…

To highlight the error of including Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR) testing in the National Beef Welfare Scheme.::To highlight that this measure does not support suckler farmers and is a leakage of effectively 100% of the monies allocated to this action in the…

To express the need for all interested parties to be accepted into the Agri-Climate Environment Scheme (ACRES). ::To highlight challenges for farmers, there is huge uncertainty created by the Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC) 6 grazing requirements of catch…