Victor Boyhan

1) Provided an update on improvements in HSI horse passporting and registration since 2024. ::2) Highlighted Prof Wall report, horse welfare issues and need for action. ::3) Outlined success of National Breeding Services. ::4) Highlighted high performance programme - successes…

Protection of farming livelihoods: ICSA aims to safeguard farmers from policies that could restrict their land use and threaten their income. Ensuring fair compensation: The association seeks proper compensation for farmers affected by rewetting measures and land restrictions.…

To inform the Committee of the challenges faced by cattle and sheep farmers due to dog attacks, advocate for improved dog control measures, and encourage legislative or regulatory changes to enhance protection for livestock and farm families.

Support for the continuation of ACA programmes in ACRES and Organics and a new programme for Nitrates and Agri Environment Specialists to assist with the vast private sector client base. Also, ACA submitted their views on other EU and National farm programmes.

To highlight how Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT) remains a huge problem for farmers actively using their land for Agriculture.::That farmers actively working their lands should never have been included in this tax.::That expecting farmers to pay 3% of the value of their land…

To highlight that a River Basin Management Plan for Ireland published this week shows the amount of work that is ongoing nationally and at farm level within the agricultural sector to improve water quality.::To highlight that the breadth of new measures and actions that have…

Awareness of the strategic importance of Horse Racing in Ireland

To highlight how the proposed increases in the non-domestic water tariffs will disproportionately impact the most vulnerable of farm families, extensive farmers on fragmented holdings with multiple water connections.::To highlight that the latest Teagasc Farm Survey , which was…

To highlight that the nitrates derogation is of huge importance to the Irish agri-food sector and the wider economy. The derogation allows grassland farmers to maximise the advantages of our grass-based system while somewhat balancing the significant economic disadvantages they…

To seek support of all elected representatives for the IFA National Farmer Health Checks Project::To provide 1,000 health checks for farmers and farm workers at various marts and agricultural events nationwide from 1st October to the 9th November.::To create awareness around the…

To call for more meaningful action from Government as dog attacks on livestock continue.::To highlight that farmers are facing an uphill battle as dog attacks on livestock escalate following further attacks on the Dublin/Wicklow border in recent days.::To highlight that the…

To call on the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine to provide more training events for farmers in the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP).::To highlight that there have only been five dates announced and as the training requirement of the scheme must be…

To call on the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine to review his decision to exclude the dribble bar from the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) 3.

To emphasise that the challenges facing the Irish agriculture sector will require concerted action from all stakeholders, specifically the Government.::To stress that the viability of Irish farms and the pressures that exist for farmers must be recognised by Government.::To…

To highlight that the Low Emission Slurry Spreading (LESS) requirements proposed to come into effect from 1st January 2025 for farms stocked between 100 and 130kgs organic N must be deferred and reviewed.::To stress that the majority of farms in this category are small scale dry…