Paul Daly

To further the stated policy aims of the ILCU. To seek reversal of proposed increases in the industry funding levy on credit unions

To highlight that the €300m Future Growth Loan Scheme for SMEs and farmers, while welcome as a product for capital long-term investment, it is disappointing that there is no opportunity to apply for working capital under this scheme

Suckler cow scheme - In order to improve incomes and stabilise numbers, IFA proposes a targeted payment of €200 per suckler cow, structured under environmental and animal welfare measures in the CAP Rural Development Programme and financed predominately from national resources…

Extension of Income Averaging to self-employed farmers with other income - IFA proposes that, where a farmer or their spouse has an additional self-employed source of income, income averaging should be allowed on farm profits.::Increasing Flexibility in Income Averaging…

To give IFA's reaction to Budget 2019::That the Budget was some acknowledgment of the income difficulties in agriculture, but the upcoming major issues of Brexit and CAP will require much more Government commitment and support for farming.::That the funding of €20m through a…