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Intent: Inclusion in Budget 2027 key asks within Macra's prebudget document for young farmers and rural youth::Inclusion of a pilot succession scheme worth €5m
Details: Outline and explain Macra's pre budget document asks for young farmers and rural youth with politicians
Intent: Measures to Support Farm Sectors::• Increased funding for all national support schemes with no linear cuts imposed::• Suckler cow total supports of €300/cow on all cows::• €35/ewe to all breeding ewes & €45/ewe for hill ewes::• Beef calf from Dairy Herds Scheme - €100/calf::• Beef Sustainability Scheme - €100/head for cattle aged 1-2yrs::• Dairy Fertiliser support, improve TAMS access, VAT reliefs, and volatility mechanisms::• Tillage Expansion and Sustainability Scheme (TESS) €65 million for a tillage sustainability scheme and an additional €3.2 million for a tillage expansion scheme::• Increased funding to ensure full payment to all Straw Incorporation Measure (SIM) applicants::• Horticulture supports to alleviate cost of production including labour – increase in Horticulture Grant Scheme::• Re-establishment of Multi-Species Sward and Red Clover Silage Schemes::• Sector specific supports for Mushroom & Potato farmers::• Pigs & Poultry - additional TAMS grant supports and animal heal
Details: IFA Budget 2027 Oireachtas Briefing
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
Intent: To provide a comprehensive update on the project's current status to local TDs, Councillors and the public.::To discuss with Kerry County council how this project impacts on residents and landowners.
Details: South Kerry Greenway
Intent: To increase awareness and understanding among Oireachtas members of the importance and effectiveness of the HEAR and DARE schemes and to encourage continued political and policy support for initiatives that promote equitable access to higher education.
Details: A briefing was provided to TDs and Senators on the Higher Education Access Route (HEAR) and Disability Access Route to Education (DARE) schemes, outlining their role in widening participation and improving access to higher education for underrepresented and disadvantaged students.
Intent: We are calling for:✅ €6.1m increase for SICAP to support work tackling poverty and disadvantage✅ €10m secured annually for integration supports for new arrivals✅ €10.2m additional funding for LEADER to support rural enterprise and community projects✅ €12m investment in Tús/RSS to sustain essential local services✅ €500k to expand Rural Recreation Officers, supporting tourism, trails and local amenities
Details: ILDN Pre Budget Launch
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 invite local representatives to attend a meeting on the supply chain disruptions to Irish agriculture caused by the Middle Eastern Conflict, leading to skyrocketing input costs, particularly fertiliser and fuel cost.
Details: IFA Kerry Public Meeting on Crisis in the Middle East
Intent: To invite the Minister of State for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine to the Nurserystock Association Summer Meeting hosted by the IFA and IHNSA.
Details: European Nurserystock Association
Intent: The aquaculture sector, as a primary producing food sector, be included in any government support package addressing increased fuel costs.::Propose a ‘Temporary Crisis Scheme' to allow for financial compensation to operators in the aquaculture sector for their income forgone and additional costs incurred must be made available to aquaculture operators affected by significant fuel costs coupled with increasing input costs for aquaculture business and eligibility criteria must reflect that.::For Government to consider funding mechanisms through the European Commission by triggering Article 26(2) of the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 to assist Irish Aquaculture operators affected by significant production losses coupled increasing input costs for aquaculture businesses
Details: Impact of increased cost of fuel on Irish Aquaculture
