Bill Callanan

Intent: Ensure understanding of business position on progress and developments with regards to Water quality within the dairy sector

Details: Water Quality priorities for the dairy industry

Intent: To set out ICMSA concerns in relation to developments in the renewal of the Nitrates Derogation including the Habitats Directive.

Details: Meeting with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine in relation to the Nitrates Derogation.

Intent: To outline the position of ICOS and its members with respect to the development and the funding of the bioeconomy and the involvement of farmer owned co-operatives.

Details: Bioeconomy Development

Intent: Outline the position of ICOS and its members with respect to the future of the Ireland's Nitrates Derogation and compliance with the Habitats Directive.

Details: Nitrates Derogation

Intent: To stress the importance of Ireland retaining its nitrates derogation at current levels as part of the ongoing negotiations on the sixth Nitrates Action Programme (NAP), and that the conditionality attached to the retention of the derogation must be practical at farm level, not contribute to further fragmentation of land, and be scientifically proven to deliver improvements to water quality.::To point out that failure to secure Ireland's nitrates derogation at current stocking rates in the next programme would have a hugely negative impact on not only dairy farmers, but would also indirectly impact farmers in other sectors, not to mention the negative economic impact it would have in rural Ireland.::That IFA estimates that the loss of the derogation would result in a potential drop of €35k/annum in average dairy farmer incomes and a drop in national milk production of up to 1.2bn litres. When the downstream economic impact of this drop in milk production is factored in, the estimated a

Details: Water Quality - Ireland's Nitrates Derogation

Intent: 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.

Details: ACA pre budget submission

Intent: To set out ICMSA's position on nitrates, TB, CAP, live exports and climate change.

Details: Meeting with the Minister for Agriculture, Food & Marine on key policy issues including nitrates, TB, CAP, live exports and climate change.

Intent: To set out ICMSA's position on the renewal of the Nitrates Derogation and the next Nitrates Action Programme.

Details: Agriculture Water Quality Working Group meetings.

Intent: Ensure understanding of business position on progress and developments with regards to Water quality within the dairy sector

Details: Water Quality priorities for the dairy industry

Intent: A general briefing and discussion with the Minister following appointment to the role of Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. There were a number of key focus areas for discussion at the meeting, including the importance of supporting and addressing the impact of increasing incidents of TB and supports for farmers, the retention of the Nitrates Derogation, developments around CAP funding and generational renewal.

Details: Meeting with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Department