Intent: Ensure a better understanding of market access challenges for industry and to ensure as many markets as possible are maintained and/or expanded on.
Details: Market Access for beef, sheep and pork, poultry to various markets
Intent: Ensure a better understanding of market access challenges for industry and to ensure as many markets as possible are maintained and/or expanded on.
Details: Market Access for beef, sheep and pork, poultry to various markets
Intent: To set out ICMSA's position on relevant agenda items including the importance of live exports and the need for the Dairy Beef Calf Scheme.
Details: Calf Stakeholder Forum
Intent: Ensure a better understanding of market access challenges for industry and to ensure as many markets as possible are maintained and/or expanded on.
Details: Market Access for beef, sheep and pork, poultry to various markets
Intent: To raise Veterinary Ireland concerns with the current Protocol.::To propose recommended changes to the protocol to protect public and animal health and welfare.
Details: Communications with Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) regarding Veterinary Ireland concerns and recommendations with the Department's Protocol for Dealing with Pets from Ukraine.
Intent: Devenish welcomed the opportunity to brief the Chief Veterinary Officer and senior staff from the Department of Agriculture about our research work on developing sustainable agriculture solutions and promoting human health through nutrition
Details: The Chief Veterinary Officer and Divisional Heads from the Department of Agriculture visited our research farm at Dowth in County Meath on 6th March
Intent: To raise Veterinary Ireland concerns with the current Protocol.::To propose recommended changes to the protocol to protect public and animal health and welfare.
Details: Communications with Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) and Interim Chief Medical Officer regarding Veterinary Ireland concerns and recommendations with the Department's Protocol for Dealing with Pets from Ukraine.
Intent: The restoration of financial assistance from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to Private Veterinary Practitioners for capital expenditure associated with the Animal Health Computer System.::The restoration of the annual support package from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to Private Veterinary Practitioners for in-office costs associated with the Animal Health Computer System.::That the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine meet the full cost of replacement of Electronic Handheld Devices for use with the Animal Health Computer System, and that one Electronic Handheld Device be made available to each contracted Private Veterinary Practitioner under the ERAD Programme.::That the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine urgently resolves Veterinary Ireland's outstanding claim for the restoration of the FEMPI reductions on Private Veterinary Practitioners and that a mechanism be put in place for the ongoing adjustment of the Ready Reckone
Details: Communications with the Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) and other officials of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) on the capital funding required to support the costs to Private Veterinary Practitioners (PVPs) associated with the Animal Health Computer System (AHCS), and the pr, ...
Intent: - Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Schemes (TAMS)::The Government must honour commitment to increase grant aid to 60% for solar projects under TAMS. Additional funding for solar projects must be allocated(in addition to the proposed TAMS/On Farm Capital Investment Scheme budget). This additional money must be ring-fenced and the cap restrictions eased, similar to the Low Emission Slurry Spreading Scheme, to support adoption. I addition, the size restriction(maximum size of PV panels eligible for grant aid is 11kw) should be removed and should be::- Introduce a new small-scale solar generation scheme for farms::A new small-scale solar generation scheme should be introduced for farmers to support the deployment of solar PV on farms. There are significant limitations under the TAMS, specifically that the (i) energy generated on farm cannot be used in the home and (ii) it does not permit the surplus energy to be exported the grid.::This is leading to energy inefficiency and is restrictin
Details: Solar Energy and the Agriculture Industry
Intent: Invitation from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to attend a high-level event.::To answer questions and contribute towards developing a shared understanding of what sustainable food systems mean for research and innovation in the Irish agri-food sector, now and into the future.
Details: Research & Innovation for Sustainable Food Systems : Delivering on the Ambition of Food Vision 2030
