Paul Lawless

Support for the work of AsIAm and awareness of our new community supports

To highlight the following priorities for Budget 2026::Measures to Support Farm Sectors::• Tillage Survival Package - €250/ha for all cereal & oilseed rape grown for harvest 2025.::• Tillage expansion and sustainability scheme must be delivered – 2025-2030::• Increased national…

To highlight ongoing challenges facing farmers especially within the tillage sector.::To engage with Government Ministers and TDs to discuss how some of these issues could be addressed in next month's budget.::To highlight the importance of the retention of the Nitrates…

To highlight the challenges facing the tillage sector in this country at the present time are numerous, systemic and complex. The area devoted to tillage, as a percentage of the utilisable agricultural area, has been in significant decline in the post-war period due to…

Value Added Tax::To register a strong objection to the inclusion of points (vi) and (vii) under Section 65 ('Persons not accountable persons unless they so elect') of the Finance Bill 2025.::That these provisions, read in conjunction with S.I. No. 327 of 2025 - Value Added Tax…

IFA Propose::• The 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 (RH0).::•…

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…

Secure support from DPOs on company objectives

For the DPO's to adopt Threshold's position regarding the Short-Term Lettings legislation and ancillary planning matters.

ICSA sought to influence the development of the next CAP to protect farm incomes, support generational continuity, and maintain dedicated funding for environmental actions. It warned that erosion of CAP supports threatens drystock and tillage viability, stressed the need for…

To share a press release from the Car Rental Council of Ireland on the upcoming publication of the European proposal on Greening Corporate Fleets.

To ensure that any policy or legislative developments relating to GM grain fully consider farmer interests, market implications, and Ireland’s strategic positioning as a GM-free producer.

Advocate for robust protections for Irish and EU farmers against undercutting by Mercosur imports. Call for proper parliamentary scrutiny, transparency, and accountability in EU trade negotiations, and for the government to take decisive action to prevent negative impacts on…

Advocate for policies and funding that strengthen the role of women in agriculture, including recognition in farm succession, access to leadership programs, advisory services, and targeted supports to ensure gender equality and opportunities for women in all sectors of Irish…

Promote the ICSA Life Focus initiative, which provides peer to peer support and discussion on farmer mental health, rural isolation, family and farm succession issues, and related life challenges, calling for greater policy focus on wellbeing supports in agriculture.