Paula Barry Walsh

Intent: Highlight the benefits entailed for veterinary services in Ireland associated with corporate ownership of veterinary practices.

Details: Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021

Intent: The establishment of the fund.

Details: The establishment of a poultry protection fund as recommended by the Economic Review of the Poultry & Egg Sector.

Intent: To allow sufficient time for the pig farming sector to adapt in workable and economically sustainable manner.::Certain policies need consultations with stakeholders such as the IFA.

Details: Pig Sector Challenges

Intent: To secure national funding for a voluntary disease compensation fund.

Details: Poultry Working Group (PWG) activity

Intent: A national exchequer funded Poultry disease compensation fund

Details: Poultry Sector

Intent: Agreement to support the recommendations of the report

Details: Implementation of the recommendations of the report on the poultry sector published in 2020, titled 'The Economic Importance of the Poultry (Meat and Eggs) Sector' by Prof. Thia Hennessy, CUB. UCD which identified the provision of a co-funded poultry protection fund as a priority.

Intent: To ensure that advice and support is given by the Department to pig farmers affected by salmonella to reduce and limit the incidence in pigs presented to slaughter.::To place a greater emphasis on the pig processors to implement improved salmonella controls in their production systems.

Details: Pig Roundtable

Intent: To set out ICMSA's position on the TB eradication programme.

Details: TB Forum Meetings.

Intent: Advance disease prevention measures for the sector::Explore funding mechanisms to address financial costs in outbreak scenarios

Details: Poultry sector

Intent: Engagement on the application of fees for official feed and food control

Details: Official feed and food control