Sinead McPhillips

Intent: To communicate the impact of an increase to the betting duty.

Details: Correspondence and meetings in relation to the betting duty.

Intent: Attandance & awarness at our event in Maynooth on 19th November 2026 & food sovernigty

Details: Attended a launch of EU predsency in tullamlore

Intent: Secretary General Sinead McPhillips attend Talamh Beos event, 'Farming for the Future: Ireland, Europe and Agroecology' in maynooth 19th November 2026

Details: Talamh Beo invited Secretary General Sinead McPhillips to contribute to our event, 'Farming for the Future: Ireland, Europe and Agroecology'

Intent: Ensure strategy supports sustainable bioenergy development and broader climate and decarbonisation objectives.

Details: Public consultation on the draft Bio-Economy Strategy 2026-2030.

Intent: To seek clarity on what the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine would deliver on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Budget.::To discuss what the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine propose to deliver in the future when they take charge of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (single fund) implementation.

Details: IFA Committee Chairs Meeting - Engagement with the Secretary General of the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine - Rural Development

Intent: To discuss the Nitrates Derogation with the Secretary General of the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine, specifically the progress under the Appropriate Assessment process that is currently being undertaken by DAFM.

Details: IFA Committee Chairs - Engagement with the Secretary General of the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine - Environment

Intent: To discuss the IFA Pre-Budget 2027 Submission with the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine.::To highlight that the three main pillars of the IFA submission are::- The retention and expansion of farm schemes::- Supports to mitigate the inflationary costs of production::- Retention of the tax reliefs that underpin the sector::To highlight that, with reduced margins expected across most farm sectors this year, there is a fundamental importance of ANC and other national schemes to farm income.::To reinforce that linear cuts to national schemes, like what happened last year to the sheep and livestock schemes, will not be tolerated by farmers. New applicants need to be budgeted for, not funded from existing scheme participants. Anybody who applies and complies with the terms and conditions should not find themselves out of pocket at a later date.::That, with a lot of focus around the Straw Incorporation Measure, it's positive that all eligible farmers have been accepted into the s

Details: IFA Pre-Budget 2027 Meeting with Minister for Agriculture

Intent: To highlight that the introduction of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) at the beginning of 2026 has brought increased fertiliser prices that have since been compounded by the recent energy crisis.::That the European Commission had recognised the potential for destabilisation of the market by introducing Article 27a in the proposed regulation which provides for a safeguard mechanism allowing the temporary suspension of CBAM on specific goods in times of crisis. In January this year, the Council of Agriculture Ministers recognised this measure and fully endorsed its inclusion.::To stress that IFA and European farmers are deeply concerned that the Environment Committee has deleted Article 27a in their draft report. Fertilisers typically account for between 15% and 30% of farmers' production costs and recent price increases have negatively impacted farmers' margins. In January and February this year, following the implementation of CBAM, prices increased on average by 15% comp

Details: Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)

Intent: To request that the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine host the members of the IFA/ FBD Ready to Lead Programme 2026.::To request a meeting with the Ceann Comhairle

Details: IFA / FBD Ready to Lead Programme 2026

Intent: To invite the Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity to address IFA's three regional meetings on the draft Nature Restoration Plan.::To invite local TDs to attend IFA's three regional meetings on the draft Nature Restoration Plan.::To invite MEPs to attend IFA's three regional meetings on the draft Nature Restoration Plan.

Details: Nature Restoration Plan