Intent: To raise with the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine a recent high-profile incident, circulated in media and social media, that has been brought to IFA's attention by concerned farmers, of an enforcement action carried out by DAFM officials.::To highlight animals being euthanised on farm in unacceptable circumstances and IFA believe the circumstances are not consistent with the basic principles of animal welfare, required of responsible actors in carrying out this process.::That IFA fully understand the importance of facilitating the euthanasia of animals on farm to prevent further suffering of the animal, and in certain emergency circumstances, the euthanasia of numbers of animals, to prevent disease spread in very specific circumstances.::To stress that, in order to ensure the best practice when numbers of animals are to be euthanised, this should be carried out in specialist facilities.::To request a meeting with the Chief Veterinary Officer on this matter to discuss the D
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 , ...
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
Initial meeting held 16/07/25 in Dept of Ag to discuss the financial challenges of ISPCA, and the recommended solution of a merger of the ISPCA with the DSPCA by way of Asset Transfer to create one financially secure National SPCA. 2nd meeting held with the Dept on 5/08/25 to review the proposed plan from the DSPCA to establish the NSPCA including assoc. costs and financial implications for the merged org. Inc. discussions on request for one off funding from Dept to support the est. of NSPCA. - Meeting
Meeting on September 24th at Agriculture House, Kildare St, Dublin 2. Agenda included Update from ISPCA, AW grant and Animal Health & Welfare Act 2013 – DAFM-ISPCA Service Level Agreement (SLA) - Meeting
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
