Leonard Kelly

Intent: That Wexford County Council calls on the Minister for Agriculture, Food, Fisheries, and the Marine to intervene in the Board Bia dispute and ask that its Chairman Larry Murrin be removed.

Details: Wexford Local Authority - Bord Bia

Intent: The purpose of this event was to highlight the contribution of mental health charities in the South-East. It offered an opportunity for public representatives, HSE staff, and mental health professionals to come together, connect, and hear directly from those delivering vital supports in the region.

Details: Waterford Showcase Event for members

Intent: Sustaining and securing this programme ensures: Cost-Effective prevention of crisis intervention and hospitalisationImproved quality of life and independenceCommunity integration and active citizenshipReduced long-term health and social care pressuresCollaborative impact linking families, professionals and servicesEmpowerment of those who are often unheard

Details: WWETB could not guarantee funding through the REACH fund as this fund was cutting the admin section of the grant therefore impacting hugely on Windmill's application and other services. This programme provides a service that enhances lives, builds capacity and promotes empowerment. Losing or reducin, ... Read more

Intent: Requesting a motion put forward by councillors requesting additional, multi-annual funding for retrofitting of local authority homes from the Department of Housing, Local Government, and Heritage

Details: Motion on Various Councils on Local Authority Energy Efficiency Programme

Intent: Advocating the economic benefits of HRI & to ensure continued government support for the Irish horseracing industry

Details: Stallion Trail Invitations

Intent: Investment in neurorehabilitation services in the community

Details: Implementation of the neuro-rehabilitation strategy/Implementation Framework

Intent: To seek an inspection protocol with the local County Council that, now that County Councils are required to carry out environmental inspections on farms, farm families will be given respect and recognition of their unique place in food production.::To highlight that environmental inspections on farms are already being carried out by the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine and Bord Bia.::To call for a halt to the 'blitz' of Health and Safety Authority (HSA) farm inspections announced in the press, considering the enormous challenges facing the sector.::To highlight that, due to the deplorable weather conditions, these inspections would be counterproductive regarding health ans safety and farmer welfare.

Details: National Agriculture Inspections Programme

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: Wexford County Council - Enough is Enough Campaign

Intent: To communicate to the Irish Government, the vast number of issues and the frustration of farmers on the ground due a number of key issues, including::- The EU Green Deal/Farm to Fork policies and their impact on farm productivity/cost of production;::- The transformation of CAP away from supporting food production to curbing farm output – particularly GAEC 2;::- The proposed Mercosur deal and how it could devastate the Irish Beef sector;::- Overly complicated schemes such as ACRES and TAMS which have been poorly implemented by the Irish Department of Agriculture leading to widespread delayed payment and failure to deliver any investment grant aid approvals in 2023;::- Excessive regulation adding massively to farmers cost of production;::- Nitrates derogation reduction;::- The Nature Restoration;::- The Industrial Emissions Directive and the Commissions farcical handling of it;.::- The 3-crop and catch crops rules in tillage with DAFM saying this week there is no room for flexibility d

Details: EU Farmer Protests - Solidarity of Irish Farmers

Intent: To discuss IBA longstanding support for the Introduction of Gambling Regulation in Ireland and to share our views on key aspects of the bill including our concerns and unintended consequences

Details: General Scheme of Gambling Regulation bill and Amendments