Intent: To seek an assurance from the Local County Council that it will support live exports.::To ensure the continuation of live exports from Rosslare Port County Wexford.
Details: Live Exports
Intent: To ask that Councillors bring a motion to a council meeting for budget towards the roll out of sunscreen dispensers in public places.::To campaign for the need for sunscreen in public places.
Details: Public sunscreen dispensers
Intent: County Wexford Chamber's three key priorities ahead of Budget 2026 are;1)Infrastructure, Industry & Climate -Objectives include: The continuation of the M11 Motorway, the advancement of Rosslare Europort as an ORE offshore Hub, ::2)Enterprise, Work & Economic Growth - Objectives include: Enhanced government supports for entrepreneurship and smaller businesses, a more streamlined tax system for smaller businesses to reduce administration costs, ::3)Education, Innovation & Research - Objectives Include: Greater capital investment for SETU and additional funding for Skillnet Ireland, ETB's and TU's to allow for further upskilling opportunities and increase life long learning opportunities.
Details: County Wexford Chamber Pre-Budget 2026 Submission
Intent: Advocating the economic benefits of HRI & to ensure continued government support for the Irish horseracing industry
Details: Stallion Trail Invitations
Intent: Investment in neurorehabilitation services in the community
Details: Implementation of the neuro-rehabilitation strategy/Implementation Framework
Intent: To seek an inspection protocol with the local County Council that, now that County Councils are required to carry out environmental inspections on farms, farm families will be given respect and recognition of their unique place in food production.::To highlight that environmental inspections on farms are already being carried out by the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine and Bord Bia.::To call for a halt to the 'blitz' of Health and Safety Authority (HSA) farm inspections announced in the press, considering the enormous challenges facing the sector.::To highlight that, due to the deplorable weather conditions, these inspections would be counterproductive regarding health ans safety and farmer welfare.
Details: National Agriculture Inspections Programme
Intent: To voice farmers' anger and frustration at the ever-increasing administrative burden being placed on them which has had a major impact on farm family incomes.::These frustrations have broadened into anger with European and National lawmakers over the massive increase in regulations relating to Agriculture. The EU, the Irish Government and local Government are devising policies far from the farm gate with little or no consideration of the direct impact on farmers.::The following are some of the key issues that are contributing to growing frustration and anger with the political system::1. The transformation of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) away from supporting food production towards actually reducing farm output. The Common Agricultural Policy (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
Details: Wexford County Council - Enough is Enough Campaign
Intent: To communicate to the Irish Government, the vast number of issues and the frustration of farmers on the ground due a number of key issues, including::- The EU Green Deal/Farm to Fork policies and their impact on farm productivity/cost of production;::- The transformation of CAP away from supporting food production to curbing farm output – particularly GAEC 2;::- The proposed Mercosur deal and how it could devastate the Irish Beef sector;::- Overly complicated schemes such as ACRES and TAMS which have been poorly implemented by the Irish Department of Agriculture leading to widespread delayed payment and failure to deliver any investment grant aid approvals in 2023;::- Excessive regulation adding massively to farmers cost of production;::- Nitrates derogation reduction;::- The Nature Restoration;::- The Industrial Emissions Directive and the Commissions farcical handling of it;.::- The 3-crop and catch crops rules in tillage with DAFM saying this week there is no room for flexibility d
Details: EU Farmer Protests - Solidarity of Irish Farmers
Intent: To discuss IBA longstanding support for the Introduction of Gambling Regulation in Ireland and to share our views on key aspects of the bill including our concerns and unintended consequences
Details: General Scheme of Gambling Regulation bill and Amendments
Intent: Expressing support of the people of Rosslare and their campaign to 'SAVE THEIR NURSING HOME' and gather information on planning procedures and change of use policies for new developments in County Wexford.
Details: Letter in SUPPORT of the people of Rosslare and their campaign to 'SAVE THEIR NURSING HOME' and a request for full clarification on planning procedures and change of use policies for new developments in County Wexford.
