Paddy Meade

Intent: Advocating the economic benefits of HRI & to ensure continued government support for the Irish horseracing industry

Details: Stallion Trail Invitations

Intent: To meet with Meath County Council to engage on creating a Code of Conduct for farm inspections. The Council would not engage on creating a Code of conduct but were willing to adopt a centralised one from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) which is being worked on at present.

Details: Meath County Council / Farm Inspections

Intent: A confirmation from public representatives that they would support the local community in their opposition to any port development on Gormanston Beach

Details: A call to all public representatives for support to Save Gormanston Beach from proposed Bremore Ireland Port development

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 voice farmers' anger and frustration at the ever-increasing administrative burden being placed on the 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 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 b

Details: Meath County Council- Enough is Enough Campaign

Intent: Encouraging local politicians to learn more about Habitat's House to Home programme and its impact for local people in the Louth & Meath area.

Details: Habitat's House to Home programme

Intent: Intended to seek Government support for Hardware Association Ireland's extensive proposals aimed at tackling the issue of empty homes and bringing them back into use.

Details: Bringing empty and derelict homes back into use

Intent: Ensure understanding of business priorities for regional development

Details: Ibec participation in the AIR 'Regions in Focus 2023' Conference - Shaping Ireland's Regional Development

Intent: Ensure strong cooperation between local government and business to ensure Ireland's continued international competitiveness

Details: Importance of local government and business for international competitiveness

Intent: That a fully serviced proposed residential 7 acre Site at Churchfields Ashbourne, and associated pedestrian/cycle permeability link to the Ballybin Road, creating an Ashbourne 5km walking/cycle loop, be included in the new Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027.

Details: The inclusion in the Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 of a fully serviced proposed residential 7 acre Site at Churchfields Ashbourne, and associated pedestrian/cycle permeability link to Ballybin Road, creating an Ashbourne 5km walking/cycle loop.