Paul Daly

To highlight that Brazilian beef containing banned hormones entered the Irish food chain and is now subject to an official recall by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland. This should be a wake-up call for the Irish Government.::To emphasise that this shows that the undertaking…

To meet with the EU Environment Commissioner and the Agriculture Commissioner to discuss the on-the-ground impact of the Nitrates Directive, Water Framework Directive and the Birds and Habitats Directives.::To discuss the Environmental Simplification Package introduced to reduce…

Exchange views on EU Trade, Nitrates Delegation and competitiveness.

To provide an opportunity for the farmers and the sector to raise the profile of the importance of the derogation in advance of the planned visit of EU Environment Commissioner Jessika Roswall to Ireland later in the week.::To highlight that the loss of the nitrates derogation…

To set out ICMSA's position in relation to CAP Post 2027.

To highlight that a key component of the proposed Mercosur trade deal is equivalence of standards of production for beef to be eligible for import to the EU from the Mercosur countries. According to the proposed EU-Mercosur partnership agreement it::• Upholds, for imports into…

That the Government and MEPs must honour their commitments to stand up for farmers and defend their interests by opposing the current Mercosur trade deal.::To discuss farmers' concerns with the Minister for Foreign Affairs::To reiterate strong opposition to the Mercosur…

That adequate resources should be deployed to DAFM staffing, IT infrastructure, etc, to ensure the swift delivery of payments per the Farmers Charter of Rights, where required on foot of MFF/CAP Reform. Individual cases (incl. partnerships), which require additional processing,…

That farmers must not be unduly disadvantaged, penalised or prone to increased on-farm inspections following direct/ indirect advances in available technologies, data collection or monitoring mechanisms, with the privacy and data protection rights of the farmer secure and…

• 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…

That the implementation of the next MFF or CAP must not create more unviable farmers or rural areas; instead, it should focus on supporting sustainable productivity growth, with additional targeted interventions for young farmers, those in vulnerable sectors, and those on…

• Attracting and retaining new entrants to farming remains a fundamental challenge across most Member States, with tackling Generational Renewal among the top priorities of the new Commission. CAP is a pivotal generational renewal mechanism in this regard, but to truly address…

To seek the following amendments to articles 13, 14, 16 and 2::To propose that providing exemptions from GAECs should be established not only for organic farmers but also for those farmers involved in other sustainable production methods (e.g. integrated farming) and where…