Frank Roche

Intent: To thank IFA members for all of their assistance in the aftermath of Storm Eowyn.

Details: Letter of thanks from Cork County Council

Intent: Candidate Richie Molloy put forward for administrative panel

Details: Seanad Elections 2025

Intent: Raise issues affecting carers across Ireland with General Election candidates.::Seeking each party leader to endorse FCIs 10 Pledges for Family Carers Manifesto

Details: General Election

Intent: Raise awareness on Drinks Ireland 2024 priorities to be covered at event

Details: Briefing comms on Drinks Ireland event

Intent: To voice anger and frustration at the ever-increasing administrative burden being placed on them which has had a major impact on farm family incomes.::1. The transformation of CAP away from supporting food production towards actually reducing farm output. CAP funding is being redirected to environmental schemes – the EU is effectively implementing new environmental regulations such as the “eco-schemes” on the cheap by redirecting existing funding instead of allocating additional funds.::2. The failure of the EU to properly compensate farmers under CAP. In 2014, Ireland received €1.16bn in Pillar one funding from EU – that figure is effectively the same today, 10 years on, despite huge inflation in farmers' cost of production in the interim. Farmers are being asked to do much more to receive a lot less funds in real terms.::3. The proposed Mercusor trade deal being pushed by the European Commission has the capacity to devastate, in particular, the Irish beef sector. Europe is placing a

Details: Cork County Council - Enough is Enough Campaign

Intent: Raise awareness of BHE operations and to seucure funding to help with Grants and Match funding

Details: Ballyhoura Heritage and Environment CLG supports

Intent: To highlight the flaws in the 220KGN/ha as opposed to the 250kgN/ha.::That IFA propose a 2 year trend assessment::Two data points are insufficient to establish a trend and it ignores the influence of lag times.::To highlight how the 2 year review ignores recently introduced measures::2018 - 50% Slurry by 15 June and Low Emission Slurry Spreading (LESS)::2020 - Training in Nutrient Use Efficiency, Sustainable farming, Grassland Management/Budget.::2021 - Farm roadway camber away from water, Exclude cattle 1.5m from watercourse, water troughs 20m from watercourse.::2022 - 10% cut in chemical N, Soiled water closed period, Slurry spread by 8th October, Tillage green cover, Plough Grassland only between 1st March and 31st May, Increased inspections - 10%.::2023 - Soiled Water closed period - 21 days, All slurry spread by 1st October, N excretion rate based on Milk Yield, Chemical N purchases register.::2024 - Soiled Water closed period - December::To highlight how the 2 year review will im

Details: Nitrates Derogation - Maintaining the derogation at 250kg N/ha

Intent: To brief Members of the Oireachtas on the Nitrates Derogation::Member States must apply to the European Commission every four years to be granted a nitrates derogation. Strict criteria must be met in order to get a derogation. Member states must demonstrate that the higher stocking rate is justified based upon the presence of crops (including grass) with a high nitrogen uptake and a long growing season.::Ireland is ideally suited to demonstrate this given our unique system of outdoor, grass-based livestock production which is vastly different to livestock production systems across European Member States::Family farms that avail of a nitrates derogation must adhere to an additional suite of requirements. These include the submission of a fertiliser plan and an account of fertiliser purchases annually, environmental training, hedgerow management etc::In 2022 the Commission granted Ireland a derogation until the end of 2025. However, they attached a condition that the maximum stocking rat

Details: Nitrates Action Programme 2023 Review - Nitrates Derogation

Intent: To brief Oireachtas members on Water Quality in the context of the Nitrates Action Programme 2023

Details: Nitrates Action Programme 2023 Review - Water Quality

Intent: To ensure that, as set out in Food Vision 2030, there must be a balance between environmental, economic and social sustainability.::To ensure that rigorous assessments of all EU and national policy proposals are required to understand their impact on farm viability, the rural economy and social viability of rural area.::To highlight that IFA cannot support policies that negatively impact the livelihood of farm families and the economic and social sustainability of rural Ireland.

Details: IFA Thomond Park Declaration on Climate Action - Environmental, Social & Economic Sustainability