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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 highlight that the proposal by the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine to retrospectively restrict the sale of cows in herds that have been locked up prior to the launch of the Bovine TB Action Plan is unfair on impacted farmers.::To firmly oppose the retrospective implementation of measures within the TB Action Plan. In particular, the proposed retrospective restriction on the sale of cows from exposed cohorts and the identification at point of sale of females over 18 months.::To highlight that these outbreaks have not been managed uniformly to date as envisaged in the TB Action Plan. To now impose restrictions retrospectively on farmers who operated in good faith is completely unfair on those impacted farmers.::To outline the disappointment at the lack of meaningful stakeholder engagement by the Department of Agriculture, Food, & the Marine on the implementation of the Bovine TB Action Plan.::To stress how farmers have engaged constructively and consistently on the de
Details: Bovine TB Action Plan
Intent: To call on the Taoiseach, Tánaiste and Minister for Agriculture to intervene and ask the Chairman of Bord Bia, in the interest of fairness to our farmers, to step aside from his role.
Details: Kerry Local Authority - Bord Bia
Intent: To advocate for amendments to the Short-Term Letting (Registration) Bill that support a fair and effective regulatory framework for short-term letting while promoting tourism development.
Details: Registration for Short-term legislation Bill (STTL)
Intent: Dedicated budget for young farmers in CAP post 2027 ::A no vote to Mercosur::Additional young farmer measures in CAP post 2027
Details: Mercosur and Common Agriculture Policy Reform
Intent: To have lands at Ballyvelly, Tralee, Co. Kerry be rezoned as residential as part of Variation of Kerry County Development Plan
Details: Lands at Ballyvelly, Tralee, Co. Kerry to be rezoned as residential
Intent: To highlight potential lands for housing development at Lands at Ballyveely, Tralee, Co. Kerry for the development of affordable housing
Details: To highlight potential lands for housing development at Lands at Ballyveely, Tralee, Co. Kerry
Intent: Providing details re the progress and challenges associated with the delivery of the NBP Project.
Details: Engagement and information sharing regarding the delivery of broadband infrastructure as part of the National Broadband Plan.
Intent: Additional residential placements for people with ID and amending the CAS model.
Details: Lobbying the securing of residential placements and addressing the CAS Model for residential placements.
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: Kerry County Council - Enough is Enough Campaign
