Diarmuid Lynch

Intent: Communicate the relevance of the financial services industry in Ireland, its economic impact, its competitive opportunities, and its strategic objectives for the next 5 years. Also, to highlight the importance of establishing a retail investment culture in Ireland through Savings and Investment Accounts.

Details: Financial services industry strategy 2026-2030

Intent: To seek support for the pub sector in Budget 2027

Details: Budget 2027

Intent: To secure a meeting between members of The Bar and parliamentary party members and officials to discuss topics including judicial review, the Civil Reform Bill, Civil Legal Aid and Criminal Legal Aid.

Details: Invitation to meet with members of the Bar of Ireland to discuss various legal reforms currently underway

Intent: Coordinating a meeting with the Taoiseach

Details: Current EU policy issues for pharmaceutical sector

Intent: To provide An Taoiseach, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment and local representatives with an overview of the proposed new development at Danone Nutricia's facility in Macroom, its significance for the local economy and region, and the employment it will generate for the area.

Details: Meetings to discuss a proposed new development at Danone Nutricia's facility in Macroom, Co. Cork, including the economic benefits of the project, its contribution to job creation and economic growth in the region.

Intent: To acknowledge the measures the Irish Government has put forward in relation to the rising business costs for farmers, agricultural contractors and others involved in the Irish agri-food supply chain.::To stress that the experience from the events of last week should be that any further communication with Government on these matters must fully acknowledge the level of concern among farmers in relation to their business costs and that the appropriate responses be implemented as a matter of urgency, both domestically and at EU level.::To ask the Taoiseach and his government to communicate with their fellow European leaders in relation to the European Commission's Energy Communication to ensure that agriculture is fully included in all possible price relief mechanisms.::To request that the Government would work with other Member States in suspending Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) on fertilisers. This is adding significant additional costs to key fertiliser inputs at a time of a

Details: EU Energy Crisis Response Package

Intent: To emphasise that, given the unfolding and future impact the Middle East conflict has on agricultural inputs and supply chains, it is important that farmers' concerns and the potential impact on food security are fully understood by European leaders.::To highlight that Irish farmers have been operating with highly elevated input costs since the outbreak of the Ukrainian war in 2022. Latest developments have escalated fears, both with regard to availability and affordability of key farm inputs. Prices have already risen considerably, with marked gas oil (green diesel) increasing by circa 50c/litre and fertiliser increases from G50 to €200/tonne evident. This is at a time too when many farm sectors face downward output price pressure.::To propose that, to assist in mitigating it's impact, the Council is requested to utilise Article 122 of The Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TEFU) to suspend the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) tax on fertiliser. This will help m

Details: Farm Inputs Costs and Multiannual Financial Framework

Intent: To seek support in the EU Parliament for the motion to refer the Mercosur trade deal to the European Court of Justice(ECJ) to interrogate its compatibility with various aspects of the European Treaties.::To highlight that Irish farmers operate to world class animal health, welfare, and environment standards which are not remotely mirrored in Mercosur countries.::To highlight that, despite a European Commission instigated ban on hormone treated beef entering the EU from Brazil, there was confirmation in November 2025 that a recall of Brazilian beef had been issued. This makes a mockery of the European Commission's testing protocols and further compounds farmers' distrust in this deal. It has since been confirmed by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland that this recall included the Irish supply chain.::To oppose linking the Mercosur Trade deal to CAP funding.::To highlight that this deal is bad for Irish farmers and very damaging for public health, based on the findings of the IFA/Farmer

Details: Mercosur Trade Deal

Intent: To highlight that the recent surge in energy, fuel and fertiliser prices is a very serious and concerning development for the Irish farming and agri-food sectors. Energy and fertiliser costs constitute a massive part of an Irish farmers' overall cost base, both directly in using fuel and fertiliser to operate farm machinery and grow crops, and indirectly through the use of agricultural contractors, transport and other similar services.::Farm households, the majority of which rely on kerosene to heat their homes are also significantly impacted.::To highlight that, to date, the Irish Government has reduced farm diesel (green diesel) prices by just 5 cent per litre. This is a completely inadequate response to an ever-deepening crisis and nowhere near enough to address the huge increase in prices., IFA is seeking an immediate Government response to the crisis.::To point out that the Government continues to rule out removing or suspending the Carbon Tax on fuels or farm diesel. While IFA di

Details: Crisis in the Middle East

Intent: To seek support for the pub sector in Budget 2027.

Details: Budget 2027