Peter Burke

Requesting government to ratify ILO Convention No. 192 and formally classify Covid-19 as an occupational disease in Ireland.

The INMO sought the intervention of relevant ministers to ensure renewal of the warrant, given the serious consequences of non-renewal. According to the Court Chairperson, failure to renew would result in delays and cancellations of hearings as the Court would be reduced to a…

To encourage the ministers to delay further increases to the minimum annual remuneration thresholds for the Irish Employment Permit System due to concerns that it would cause issue in filling vacant jobs.

To encourage the ministers to support the introduction of the lowest rate of increase in order to minimise the financial burden on businesses.::To call on the government to plus the gap in Uisce Éireann funding through direct exchequer funds, not by placing the burden on…

To call for business supports in a challenging trading environment, amid rising costs and inflationary pressures, as well as issues in global trade due to tariffs.

That the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine should immediately pay all ACRES participants who have not received payment from national funds.::To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine; regarding the current number of farmers still awaiting ACRES…

To oppose the introduction of any mandatory restrictions on peat soils. The Ministers must defer any implementation of Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC -2) in 2025 and ensure that the upcoming EU Simplification Package no longer makes GAEC-2 a condition of…

That the Government must redouble its efforts to lobby for the retention of the Derogation, honour its commitments on nutrient storage, and continue to focus on improving water quality from all sources.::To seek clarification on several critical matters. During a meeting with…

That the Minister must meet with IFA to agree on and implement a consistent and adequately resourced TB scheme, including dealing with infected wildlife, in all counties.::To highlight that this is an issue that requires urgent and meaningful actions to be brought back under…

To propose that Government must build on the funding allocation provided to the Deer Management Strategy Group

To highlight that in 2019, €33.5m was allocated for a 10-year programme to enhance the Regional Veterinary Laboratory Network and associated services to farmers. It has been six years since the commitment was made, and no infrastructural development or enhancement of services to…

To propose that the VAT rate on vaccines and other critical on-farm medicines, where VAT is currently charged, must be reduced to the 0% rate.

BVD::To propose that the Department of Agriculture must fully cover the cost associated with BVD testing. This is estimated at €7.5 million annually.::Johnes::To propose that, with the lack of committed resources in 2025 which meant that farmers did not have a Johnes control…

To propose that the entire fallen animal disposal system must be reviewed, the most efficient system that guarantees the collection of fallen animals from all farmers in the country at competitive rates must be provided. DAFM must subsidise the cost of collection if necessary to…

To propose that the baling assistance payment be maintained to help alleviate the cost of straw for sectors reliant on its use, including mushroom composter, carrot growers (for overwintering) and livestock farmers.