Intent: Inform policy, communicate industry considerations, and represent socio economic interests of Coastal Communities , stock sustainability considerations etc at National and EU level - as per a key PO role under the Common Market organisation. ::Focus on the review of the CFP ::Increase awareness of potential impacts of Offshore Renewables on seafood sector
Details: Coastal Sharing and Annual Access Negotiations as well as emerging / ongoing concerns relating to ORE
Intent: To highlight how most households located outside major urban centres, in areas off the natural gas grid and in older building stock continue to rely on higher carbon fuels including oil, peat and coal for home heating and to set out how lower carbon LPG, renewable BioLPG and in time rDME can play a significant role in supporting the decarbonisation journey of rural homes.
Details: A communication to all Oireachtas members, MEPs, and councillors regarding the publication of Liquid Gas Ireland’s Census data analysis report 'The role of liquid gas in providing lower carbon heating for Irish homes'.
Intent: 1. To highlight how most households located outside major urban centres, in areas off the natural gas grid and in older building stock continue to rely on higher carbon fuels including oil, peat and coal for home heating. 2. To set out how lower carbon LPG, renewable BioLPG and in time rDME can play a significant role in supporting the decarbonisation journey of rural homes.
Details: A communication to all Oireachtas members, MEPs, and councillors regarding the publication of Liquid Gas Ireland’s Census data analysis report 'The role of liquid gas in providing lower carbon heating for Irish homes'.
Intent: To highlight that, without urgent policy action, it is not inconceivable that the overall tillage area could decline by up to 11% in 2024 due to very low levels of autumn planting, tight availability of spring seeds and widespread negativity amongst growers.::This potential decrease comes on top of the 7% drop in the cereal area recorded in 2023 and a 26% reduction in overall volume produced (CSO). A double figure decline in area in 2024 could set a dangerous precedent for further declines into 2025 and beyond.::The effects of a declining tillage area on the supply of fodder for the livestock sector must also be considered. Poor weather in the 2023/24 period resulted in a lack of supply which directly effects the economics of livestock farms who rely on straw for animal bedding and feed. Sustaining and growing the tillage area is of paramount importance for the continuity of a domestic supply of fodder and feed which alleviates prices shocks for other farmers.::Teagasc has noted a 14%
Intent: To invite An Taoiseach to address the IFA 69th AGM.::To invite the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to address the IFA 69th AGM.::To invite the Minister of State (Heydon) at the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine to the IFA 69th AGM.::To invite the Minister of State (Hackett) at the Department for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to the IFA 69th AGM.
Intent: Enhance awareness at Government and Public Servicer of EU Initiatives and ongoing Trade negotiations with Third Countries and the existential crisis facing the Sector::Exchange views on industry and sectoral priorities ::Input into dynamic of Third Country Access discussions.
Details: Advocate and exchange views regarding the jeopardy of Third Country Access to EU Irish Waters and adverse impacts of Irish Seafood Sector
Intent: Exchange of views re Sectoral Issues and particularly Third Country Zonal Access Eu Norway, EU Iceland. ::Increased awareness regarding critical National and Irish Seafood Community Interests. Exchange views and inform policy in relation to the EU negotiation of issues such as Zonal Access - with a view to having a meaningful outcome for Ireland ::Increased awareness of socio economic issues in sector
Details: Policy considerations Seafood Sector and TAC Negotiations
Correspondence with Eu Commission, Eu Fisheries Commissioner, Minister and Officials re coordination process relating to EU Fishery Negotiations - EmailCorrespondence with Minister and Officials re coordination process relating to EU Fishery Negotiations - Letter
Intent: Sharing of information and updates regarding criteria and implementation of EU schemes . Sharing of stakeholder perspectives and state of play in sector
Details: BAR Funding and Policy issues, Stakeholder perspectives re Policy Matters and Implementation
Brifing Minister and Officials in a formal meeting to share stakeholder perspectives regarding issues of importance to the sector such as BAR, Zonal Access, Brexit Impacts, Harmonisation of Control and Enforcement etc - SubmissionDecember Agriculture and Fisheries Council pre meeting and perspectives re Third Country Access for 2024. - Virtual MeetingIcelandic Access negotiations and Norwegian Access provisions - Virtual Meeting
Intent: To highlight that a levy on concrete and concrete products in Budget 2023 will have a major financial impact on many IFA members who rely on concrete as one of the main raw materials for farm buildings construction as well as silage and slurry storage structure.::To highlight that the imposition of the levy penalises farmers forcing them to contribute to alleviating the financial burden of a problem they played no part in creating.::To oppose the imposition of this levy at a time of inflated farm construction costs for which concrete is an essential raw material. It will also act as a disincentive to farmers constructing additional slurry storage, which is essential in order to ensure the maximum use of nutrients from slurry thus reducing overall emissions from agriculture.::To raise the fact that Revenue has now outlined that it will also apply the levy to concrete which is used in the making of pre-cast concrete products, effectively contradicting what Minister Donohoe stated on Oct
Intent: To protest at the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine's intention to provide the Commission with the details of farmers who the department intends to apply the 220kg limit by September 30th. There are significant concerns about the legal basis for this and the manner in which the interim review was conducted.::To request that the Department desists from applying the 220kg limit pending full consideration of the points set out below.::1. Article 12 (1) of the Commission Decision clearly specifies that trends between 2021 and 2022 shall be compared. However, it is clear from the EPA Report (section 4.4) and correspondence received from the EPA that, in determining the eutrophication status of catchments on the monitoring framework, two three-year periods as opposed to the required two one-year periods were used by the EPA. This has recently been affirmed in subsequent correspondence received by IFA from the EPA.::Therefore, the requirements of the Commission Decision (and in
Details: Nitrates Derogation & EU Commissioner Sinkevicius Visit to Ireland
