Richard O'Donoghue

To continue to object to the Mercosur trade deal by participating in an organised National protest.::To encourage all MEPs to vote against the Mercosur trade deal.

To meet with the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine to discuss progress made in securing Ireland's Nitrates Derogation.::To meet with MEP's in Brussels to discuss the importance of the Nitrates Derogation to Ireland.::To seek support from local representatives for…

To participate in the National 'No to Mercosur' Day of Action.::To accept an invitation for the President to speak at the protest against the Mercosur Trade agreement.::To show solidarity with all farming organisations, marts, meat factories, feed merchants and rural communities…

Seeking clarification on Ireland's position at REACH meetings

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…

To ensure that members of the Oireachtas are aware of and highlight the priorities in IFA's General Election Manifesto (2024) and IFA's Spring Lobbying priorities.::To ensure that the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine takes on board the key priorities as highlighted…

Lobby key stakeholders in the room to rectify challenges to the economic development environment with a particular focus on energy and infrastructure within a european context

To communicate to the Irish Government, the vast number of issues and the frustration of farmers on the ground due a number of key issues, including::- The EU Green Deal/Farm to Fork policies and their impact on farm productivity/cost of production;::- The transformation of CAP…

To seek a meeting with the members of the political parties on the implications of the mid-term review of the Nitrates Action programme agreed with the European Commission.::1. The IFA insist that the Minister must revisit this with the European Commission as this would mean…

Congress wrote to all Ministers, Senators and TDS in relation to the EU Canada Trade Agreement urge Government to defer tabling any such motion until the Oireachtas has an opportunity to have a full exchange of views on this matter. We note that 11 other member states as well as…