Intent: To invite local TD's and Councillors to attend event held by North Tipperary County Executive to mark the end of Tim Cullinan's term as IFA President.
Details: Event to acknowledge Tim Cullinan's term as IFA President
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.::To highlight the following 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. The failure of the EU to properly compensate farmers under the Common Agricultural Policy (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 ask
Details: Tipperary County Council - Enough is Enough Campaign
Intent: To share information on proposed wind farm developments with elected reps from relevant constituencies
Details: Information about proposed local wind farm developments
Intent: Secure support for the Gum Litter Taskforce public anti-litter campaign
Details: Gum Litter Taskforce Public Awareness Campaign
Intent: Attendance at project launch event for National Just Transition Fund - funded project (Midlands Bioenergy Development Project).
Details: Invitation to project launch event for National Just Transition Fund - funded project (Midlands Bioenergy Development Project).
Intent: For information purposes
Details: Information on CIF South East Branch submission to Tipperary County Development Plan
Intent: Communicate the concerns our beef producer members have in relation to the Irish beef sector
Details: Matters of significance to Irish cattle and beef farmers
Intent: To establish why farm inspections and penalties are significantly higher than the national average in North Tipperary::The necessity for the Department of Agriculture to engage in an open dialogue with the IFA to introduce change and improvements across the inspection and appeals process in order to make the system more farmer friendly and remove the fear and anxiety for farm families associated with Department inspections,
Details: Farm Inspections
Intent: To propose the scrapping Section 8 of this bill which would allow hedgecutting in August & burning in March will negatively impact breeding birds and other biodiversity. Comms also included detail on the impacts of burning on birds and other wildlife.
Details: Heritage Bill
Intent: To highlight the amount of farm inspections and penalties on farmers in the north of the county::To highlight that north Tipperary farmers have been penalised €1.28m over the past six years on Cross-compliance, animal identification and nitrates inspections, excluding land eligibility inspections::To highlight that north Tipperary farmers have had 321 inspections on average per year, resulting in 53% of these inspections having penalyies::That an independent inquiry would be carried out to determine why north Tipperary farmers have substantially higher inspections and penalties.
Details: Farm Inspections and Penalties in North Tipperary
