James Choiseul

Intent: To ensure industry concerns in relation to proposed changes were understood.

Details: Review of EU legislation in relation to freezing of meat

Intent: Ireland to support an EU ban on fur farming

Details: Email to DPO regarding support for the Eurogroup for Animals campaign for an EU-wide ban on fur farming & to raise our concerns about the European Commission upcoming announcements on its final response to the ECI Fur Free Europe. And to ask Ireland to support a ban on fur farming at the meeting of , ... Read more

Intent: Support from the Department of Agriculture Food and Marine for the establishment of a National SPCA through the merger of the ISPCA with the DSPCA by way of Asset transfer, and additional one-off Department funding to offset some of the financial costs including infrastructure investment.

Details: Support for the establishment of a National SPCA

Intent: To ensure industry concerns were understood in relation to the implementation of 1069 Regulation

Details: Animal By-Products legislation

Intent: Confirmation of the 2025 Grant

Details: DAFM 2025 Grant

Intent: To ensure industry concerns were understood in relation to the implementation of 1069 Regulation

Details: Animal By-Products legislation

Intent: Ensure awareness of rendering industry position on Category 1 disposal and key market access priorities

Details: Challenges facing the rendering sector in 2025

Intent: - Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Schemes (TAMS)::The Government must honour commitment to increase grant aid to 60% for solar projects under TAMS. Additional funding for solar projects must be allocated(in addition to the proposed TAMS/On Farm Capital Investment Scheme budget). This additional money must be ring-fenced and the cap restrictions eased, similar to the Low Emission Slurry Spreading Scheme, to support adoption. I addition, the size restriction(maximum size of PV panels eligible for grant aid is 11kw) should be removed and should be::- Introduce a new small-scale solar generation scheme for farms::A new small-scale solar generation scheme should be introduced for farmers to support the deployment of solar PV on farms. There are significant limitations under the TAMS, specifically that the (i) energy generated on farm cannot be used in the home and (ii) it does not permit the surplus energy to be exported the grid.::This is leading to energy inefficiency and is restrictin

Details: Solar Energy and the Agriculture Industry

Intent: Invitation from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to attend a high-level event.::To answer questions and contribute towards developing a shared understanding of what sustainable food systems mean for research and innovation in the Irish agri-food sector, now and into the future.

Details: Research & Innovation for Sustainable Food Systems : Delivering on the Ambition of Food Vision 2030

Intent: That the Live Valuation Scheme be amended to provide for animals to be valued independently and fairly at the price they would make on the open market.::That Income Supplement and Depopulation Grant payments must reflect the full income loss caused by the removal of animals from farms, payable from the date of restriction up to the point the farm can return to normal production.::That the Hardship Grant Scheme must fully recognise the additional costs imposed on farmers through the maintenance of additional animals, including calves in dairy herds and be payable at rates that are reflective of the costs involved based on Teagasc costings and be available to all restricted farmers who are forced to maintain additional animals.

Details: Financial Supports for Farms impacted by TB restrictions