Tony McCormack

General update on wind energy development in Ireland with a specific ask to increase investment in our planning system, especially An Coimisiún Pleanála and local authorities.

To ensure public officials are aware of the potentially negative impact the Mercosur deal will have on Irish beef farmers livelihoods

To seek support for the pub sector in Budget 2027

Oireachtas member attendance at a drop-in briefing hosted by the Car Rental Council on the role of the car rental sector, including a discussion on how forthcoming EU Clean Corporate Vehicles proposals may affect rental fleet availability, visitor mobility and regional tourism…

Increase understanding of the role played by engineers in delivering housing, schools and other infrastructure. ACEI's role as an Association and to highlight willingness to work with the State to achieve results.

The correspondence referenced European analysis suggesting a substantial proportion of vaping products circulating within the EU may be entering through irregular or illegal channels. It warned that weak enforcement, cross-border purchasing and online sales create risks for…

The correspondence warned the Bill could push adult smokers back to cigarettes and fuel an illegal market. Over 350,000 adults vape in Ireland, with more than half having quit smoking entirely, yet the Bill would effectively ban the flavours used by 97% of adult vapers.…

Awareness of the importance of the social and economic benefits of the horse racing & breeding industries to the applicable local areas

Discuss the key challenges and opportunities facing retailers in Ireland.

Raise awareness of the impact of cancer in each constituency across Ireland::Seek support from Oireachtas members for improved services for people impacted by cancer

To brief members of the Select Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery on the implications of the Bill’s disapplication of section 15 of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 (as amended) and the extraordinarily broad and…

To highlight that Bord Bia is responsible for the Quality Assurance standards on Irish farms. It is Bord Bia which inspect farms to ensure these standards. Farmers are constantly told that the customers want high standards. Yet now farmers find out that the Chair of Bord Bia's…

Seeking to ensure EPT is enforced to a high level and that illicit actors are subject to the fee

To meet with local representatives and request their support for the removal of the Chair of Bord Bia.

To acknowledge the Minister for Agriculture's part in securing an extension to Ireland's nitrates derogation. This extension has provided the necessary time to complete appropriate assessments at catchment and sub-catchment level, while also allowing farmers the opportunity to…