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Intent: Discussion and input on young farmer views on Quality Assurance Scheme, Bord Bia and farmer communications ::Details on the new Bord Bia Farmers Forum
Details: Bord Bia
Intent: To ensure Coillte’s perspectives particularly in relation to maintenance obligations and associated safety concerns, and existing arrangements are considered in the context of the drafting of this Bill
Details: Correspondence / engagements with Ministers and officials in respect of the Draft Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Bill 2025.
Intent: Ensure understanding of business position on progress and developments for the dairy industry with regards to the Bord Bia Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) dispute
Details: Bord Bia Support & Dairy Industry
Intent: Ensure understanding of business position on progress and developments with regards to Water quality within the dairy sector
Details: Water Quality priorities for the dairy industry
Intent: Ensure understanding of business position on progress and developments with regards to tariff & trade developments within the dairy sector
Details: Tariff & Trade priorities for the dairy industry
Intent: Ensure understanding of business position on progress and developments of Fuel issues in the dairy industry
Details: Fuel issues in the dairy industry
Intent: To seek support for the farm sector in relation to the increase cost of fuel arising from the Iran war
Details: Meeting with Government Ministers on fuel supports.
Intent: To participate in the Food Vision 2023 Stakeholder meeting. IFA feeDback to DAFM:::To focus on farmer experience with Bord Bia audits.::To establish a farmer forum on the Quality Assurance Scheme to improve farmer engagement and two-way feedback on the work of Bord Bia.::To recommend a dedicated information campaign with stakeholder input, to better inform the general public about Origin Green and Quality Assurance Schemes and that means for consumers in Ireland and elsewhere.::To support the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marines initiative to enhance understanding of global supply chains for Irish food and drink and the understanding of labelling and food information for consumer requirements.::To question proposals circulated following the industry and farmer stakeholder meeting::1. To revisit the focus on farmer experiences with audits, as we move towards the end of the criteria review process in the Technical Advisory Committees (TAC).::- IFA has consistently sought Bor
Details: Food Vision 2030
Intent: To highlight that, although the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine has resolved some of the issues affecting live trade, it must ensure all international trade certs are amended so animals from Ireland can continue to be exported to these countries.::To stress that most EU Member States with BTV 3 have overcome the issues with live exports through bilateral trade arrangements. This is helpful and ensures this vital trade can continue, but there are additional costs involved for export to some countries that must be resolved.::That, at this time of year, vector activity is low which creates potential for the disease to be contained and eradicated. Trade disruption and potential production losses on farms, would impact directly and solely on farmers, if the disease spreads.::To propose that, with new outbreaks of FMD across the EU, the Government must develop comprehensive plans for managing these diseases should they enter the country. These plans must include the extent o
Details: Bluetongue
Intent: To highlight that Bord Bia is responsible for the Quality Assurance standards on Irish farms. It is Bord Bia which inspect farms to ensure these standards. Farmers are constantly told that the customers want high standards. Yet now farmers find out that the Chair of Bord Bia's company Dawn Farm Foods is using Brazilian beef apparently at the behest of these same customers.::That IFA along with other farm organisations were scheduled to be in discussions with Bord Bia about Quality Assurance standards on farms. As farmer representatives, IFA cannot expect farmers to engage in meetings on standards while the Chair uses Brazilian beef.::To appeal to both the Minister for Agriculture and the Chair of Bord Bia to realise that prolonging this issue is not in anybody's interest and to put forward a proposal that the Chair should stand down, in the interests of Bord Bia and in the interests of Irish farming. The Minister must see the damage it is doing.::To highlight how Ireland has built up
Details: Bord Bia Protest
