Intent: To highlight that Bord Bia is responsible for the Quality Assurance standards on Irish farms. It is Bord Bia which inspect farms to ensure these standards. Farmers are constantly told that the customers want high standards. Yet now farmers find out that the Chair of Bord Bia's company Dawn Farm Foods is using Brazilian beef apparently at the behest of these same customers.::That IFA along with other farm organisations were scheduled to be in discussions with Bord Bia about Quality Assurance standards on farms. As farmer representatives, IFA cannot expect farmers to engage in meetings on standards while the Chair uses Brazilian beef.::To appeal to both the Minister for Agriculture and the Chair of Bord Bia to realise that prolonging this issue is not in anybody's interest and to put forward a proposal that the Chair should stand down, in the interests of Bord Bia and in the interests of Irish farming. The Minister must see the damage it is doing.::To highlight how Ireland has built up
to explain and resolve issues at local level related to roll-out of specific facilities to address reception issues for mobile telephony - Emailto explain and resolve issues at local level related to roll-out of specific facilities to address reception issues for mobile telephony - Meetingto explain and resolve issues at local level related to roll-out of specific facilities to address reception issues for mobile telephony - Phone call
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: Galway County Council -Enough is Enough Campaign
Intent: Connecting our Global Head of Public Policy with Mr Kelly and appraising Mr Kelly of Invesco’s positions on the ongoing review of the EU AIFMD framework, as it pertained to loan funds (in particular our consideration of the potential negative impact of certain draft provisions on the provision of an alternative source of financing to EU corporates by such funds).::Appraising Mr Kelly of Invesco’s position on the ongoing review of the EU MiFIR framework, as it pertained to the establishment of a consolidated tape of record for equities (in particular our consideration of the potential positive impact of the inclusion of ETFs within the scope of a pre- and post-trade equities tape).
Details: beyond introductions and a broad discussion relating to the global economic environment and geopolitics, the ongoing review of the EU AIFMD framework was discussed, in particular draft provisions relating to investment funds that originate and/or invest in loans, as well as the ongoing review of the, ...
