Brendan Barry

Intent: To meet with local representatives and request their support for the removal of the Chair of Bord Bia.

Details: IFA Leitrim - Bord Bia

Intent: That Leitrim County Council expresses its deep disappointment regarding government TD's vote of confidence in Larry Murrin as Chairperson of Bord Bia, while he simultaneously serves as CEO of a company importing Brazilian beef into Ireland. ::This vote undermines the efforts of Irish farmers to uphold the reputation of the Bord Bia Quality Assured food brand. Leitrim County Council fully supports farmers in their demand that Larry Murrin either step down as Chairperson or is removed by the Minister for Agriculture.

Details: Leitrim Local Authority - Bord Bia

Intent: To highlight the very serious concerns of farmers regarding the proposed Sligo, Leitrim, Northern Counties, Railway Greenway at a meeting with officials from Leitrim and Sligo County Councils as well as ARUP Project Consultants in Sligo last week.::To emphasise that Greenway projects like the SLNCR should maximise the use of public lands and minimise the impact on private lands, in line with the Government Strategy for the Future Development of Greenways and the Greenways Code of Best Practice.::To point out to the County Councils that the proposed emerging preferred corridor for the Sligo/Leitrim Greenway will predominantly take private lands and have the potential to sever and divide a large number of the farms and this is totally unacceptable. Severance and division of farms will not work and must be reviewed by the Councils.::That the proposed emerging corridor put forward by the Councils at the meeting is to follow the old railway route. However, in practice farmers now farm and

Details: Sligo/Leitrim Greenway

Intent: Elected councillors pledge to use factual and accurate information if elected as Councillor and bring a motion forward to their council to do the same. .

Details: Follow-up to local election pledge asking candidates who signed the pledge to : Local election pledge for candidates to pledge to: That is why we are asking you to pledge to use factual and accurate information during your election campaign, and during your term if elected as Councillor.

Intent: To question the lack of clarity on how the law will be financed when implemented.::To highlight the impact of the Nature Restoration Law on Natura 2000 farmers and, as years progress, all farmers.::To highlight the lack of an economic impact statement to understand how the law will effect on-farm production choices.::To question the inclusion of non-deterioration in Article 4 of the Nature Restoration Law.::To highlight that the move by Minister Eamon Ryan to lead a campaign of 11 EU countries to have the Nature Restoration Law approved by the EU Council in June is ill-judged.::To emphasise that farmers would continue to participate in schemes to improve biodiversity, but are completely opposed to the proposed EU Nature Restoration Law on a number of fronts.::1. Dealing with this issue through a law is wrong. We are told it will all be voluntary, but that is not consistent with introducing a legal requirement::2. It is important that those farming within Natura 2000 sites are not over

Details: Nature Restoration Law

Intent: To seek assurances that the balance of the ACRES payment & the Co-operation payment will be paid to farmers without delay.

Details: Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) Payment

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.::These frustrations have broadened into anger with European and National lawmakers over the massive increase in regulations relating to Agriculture. The EU, the Irish Government and local Government are devising policies far from the farm gate with little or no consideration of the direct impact on farmers.::The following are some of the 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

Details: Leitrim County Council - Enough is Enough Campaign

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: Changes made to the provisions of the Intoxicating Liquor Bill (2024) to better provide for and protect public health and children's rights.

Details: Advocacy with elected representatives seeking changes to the proposed Intoxicating Liquor Bill (2024)

Intent: Deferment of the introduction of the proposed Defective Concrete Products Levy by Government, pending a regulatory and economic impact analysis. Subsequently, exclusion of precast products entirely from the scope of the Defective Concrete Products Levy and agreement on transitionary measures to assist in compliance with the Defective Concrete Products Levy.

Details: Defective Concrete Products Levy