The Irish Farmers Journal put 10 questions to the IFA, ICMSA, ICSA, Macra na Feirme, the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers’ Association (INHFA), the Irish Grain Growers’ Association (IGGA) and the Irish Farmers with Designated Land (IFDL). All bar the IFDL provided answers
What are the membership criteria for your organisation?
Farming, full and part-time.
How many paid-up members do you currently have?
75,501.
Do you publish full accounts for your organisation?
Yes.
What income streams other than membership do you have?
EIF levy, IFA member services and partnerships.
How many full-time staff members does your organisation employ?
Sixty-seven.
What is the total turnover of your organisation?
€12.76m
Who is responsible for governance issues within your organisation?
Implementing new structure agreed by executive council, under which director general will carry out the responsibilities of CEO. New role of secretary will advise council on governance.
What is the ultimate decision-making body in your organisation?
A 53-member executive council.
What is the legal status of your organisation?
Unincorporated association of members.
What, if any, umbrella organisations are you involved in?
COPA-COGECA and World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO).
What are the membership criteria for your organisation?
The person must be actively engaged in farming whether full-time or part-time.
How many paid-up members do you currently have?
Approximately 16,000.
Do you publish full accounts for your organisation?
Yes.
What income streams other than membership do you have?
Farmer contributions account for over 96% of total income. Balance from savings and commercial deals.
How many full-time staff members does your organisation employ?
Twelve.
What is the total turnover of your organisation?
€1.46m in 2015.
Who is responsible for governance issues within your organisation?
Executive committee.
What is the ultimate decision-making body in your organisation?
National council.
What is the legal status of your organisation?
Friendly society.
What, if any, umbrella organisations are you involved in?
European Milk Board (EMB) and FFE.
What are the membership criteria for your organisation?
Anybody who has an involvement in farming in lreland.
How many paid-up members do you currently have?
10,000 on our database and occasional contributions from other farmers. ICSA is actively seeking new members.
Do you publish full accounts for your organisation?
The accounts are kept in accordance with best company standards and to the satisfaction of our auditors, BDO.
What income streams other than membership do you have?
Vast majority from membership but some sponsorship and advertising, as well as international consultancy fees on a once-off basis.
How many full-time staff members does your organisation employ?
Six full-time equivalents. These are paid a grand total of €200,000-€220,000 between them in salaries.
What is the total turnover of your organisation?
Less than €1m.
Who is responsible for governance issues within your organisation?
Board of directors, known as the management committee, responsible for all governance issues.
What is the ultimate decision-making body in your organisation?
Notional executive is supreme policymaking body and consists of 110 elected members.
What is the legal status of your organisation?
Company limited by guarantee.
What, if any, umbrella organisations are you involved in?
FFE (Fairness for Farmers in Europe), currently exploring additional EU partnership options.
What are the membership criteria for your organisation?
To be an active member you must be aged 17 to 35.
How many paid-up members do you currently have?
Approximately 9,200 members.
Do you publish full accounts for your organisation?
Audited accounts are published and presented each May at national AGM.
What income streams other than membership do you have?
Government funding (Youth Services and Department of Agriculture grants), milk levies, associate and programme sponsorship.
How many full-time staff members does your organisation employ?
Sixteen full-time equivalents.
What is the total turnover of your organisation?
As per our 2015 audited accounts, our total income was €1,473,895 . Total expenditure was €1,469,418.
Who is responsible for governance issues within your organisation?
National council is the governing body and the running and management of the organisation is delegated to the chief executive who manages our professional staff cohort.
What is the ultimate decision-making body in your organisation?
National council, which representative from each county/region, is the governing body chaired by the national president. National council has a number of sub committees reporting to it.
What is the legal status of your organisation?
Registered charity with a constitution and rules.
What, if any, umbrella organisations are you involved in?
CEJA (European Council of Young Farmers), Rural Youth Europe, The National Youth Council, The Wheel. Macra is also represented on several boards and committees in a number of organisations.
Irish Grain Growers’ Association
What are the membership criteria for your organisation?
Have an interest in Irish tillage farming.
How many paid-up members do you currently have?
200.
Do you publish full accounts for your organisation?
All accounts, statements and expenses will be made available to members.
What income streams other than membership do you have?
None at present.
How many full-time staff members does your organisation employ?
None. All members volunteer their time at present.
What is the total turnover of your organisation?
Less than €5,000.
Who is responsible for governance issues within your organisation?
Committee members.
What is the ultimate decision-making body in your organisation?
All our members.
What is the legal status of your organisation?
Growers’ group.
What, if any, umbrella organisations are you involved in?
None.
Irish Farmers with Designated Land
What are the membership criteria for your organisation?
We are open to all farmers but the majority of our members are sheep and cattle farmers.
How many paid-up members do you currently have?
We currently have just over 5,500 members and it continues to grow.
Do you publish full accounts for your organisation?
As we are a new organisation we will be publishing our accounts at year’s end.
What income streams other than membership do you have?
None. At no point would we accept money collected by meat processors.
How many full-time staff members does your organisation employ?
One full-time with part-time staff.
What is the total turnover of your organisation?
Unable to say at present as we are presently finalising our accounts.
Who is responsible for governance issues within your organisation?
National council as a collective, who will then instruct the national chair.
What is the ultimate decision-making body in your organisation?
National council.
What is the legal status of your organisation?
Company limited by guarantee.
What, if any, umbrella organisations are you involved in?
The SAC/SPA monitoring committee, Mayo Agriculture Working Group, the National CFRAM Stakeholder Group and we are presently working on a membership process with a number of other organisations.
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The Irish Farmers Journal put 10 questions to the IFA, ICMSA, ICSA, Macra na Feirme, the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers’ Association (INHFA), the Irish Grain Growers’ Association (IGGA) and the Irish Farmers with Designated Land (IFDL). All bar the IFDL provided answers
What are the membership criteria for your organisation?
Farming, full and part-time.
How many paid-up members do you currently have?
75,501.
Do you publish full accounts for your organisation?
Yes.
What income streams other than membership do you have?
EIF levy, IFA member services and partnerships.
How many full-time staff members does your organisation employ?
Sixty-seven.
What is the total turnover of your organisation?
€12.76m
Who is responsible for governance issues within your organisation?
Implementing new structure agreed by executive council, under which director general will carry out the responsibilities of CEO. New role of secretary will advise council on governance.
What is the ultimate decision-making body in your organisation?
A 53-member executive council.
What is the legal status of your organisation?
Unincorporated association of members.
What, if any, umbrella organisations are you involved in?
COPA-COGECA and World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO).
What are the membership criteria for your organisation?
The person must be actively engaged in farming whether full-time or part-time.
How many paid-up members do you currently have?
Approximately 16,000.
Do you publish full accounts for your organisation?
Yes.
What income streams other than membership do you have?
Farmer contributions account for over 96% of total income. Balance from savings and commercial deals.
How many full-time staff members does your organisation employ?
Twelve.
What is the total turnover of your organisation?
€1.46m in 2015.
Who is responsible for governance issues within your organisation?
Executive committee.
What is the ultimate decision-making body in your organisation?
National council.
What is the legal status of your organisation?
Friendly society.
What, if any, umbrella organisations are you involved in?
European Milk Board (EMB) and FFE.
What are the membership criteria for your organisation?
Anybody who has an involvement in farming in lreland.
How many paid-up members do you currently have?
10,000 on our database and occasional contributions from other farmers. ICSA is actively seeking new members.
Do you publish full accounts for your organisation?
The accounts are kept in accordance with best company standards and to the satisfaction of our auditors, BDO.
What income streams other than membership do you have?
Vast majority from membership but some sponsorship and advertising, as well as international consultancy fees on a once-off basis.
How many full-time staff members does your organisation employ?
Six full-time equivalents. These are paid a grand total of €200,000-€220,000 between them in salaries.
What is the total turnover of your organisation?
Less than €1m.
Who is responsible for governance issues within your organisation?
Board of directors, known as the management committee, responsible for all governance issues.
What is the ultimate decision-making body in your organisation?
Notional executive is supreme policymaking body and consists of 110 elected members.
What is the legal status of your organisation?
Company limited by guarantee.
What, if any, umbrella organisations are you involved in?
FFE (Fairness for Farmers in Europe), currently exploring additional EU partnership options.
What are the membership criteria for your organisation?
To be an active member you must be aged 17 to 35.
How many paid-up members do you currently have?
Approximately 9,200 members.
Do you publish full accounts for your organisation?
Audited accounts are published and presented each May at national AGM.
What income streams other than membership do you have?
Government funding (Youth Services and Department of Agriculture grants), milk levies, associate and programme sponsorship.
How many full-time staff members does your organisation employ?
Sixteen full-time equivalents.
What is the total turnover of your organisation?
As per our 2015 audited accounts, our total income was €1,473,895 . Total expenditure was €1,469,418.
Who is responsible for governance issues within your organisation?
National council is the governing body and the running and management of the organisation is delegated to the chief executive who manages our professional staff cohort.
What is the ultimate decision-making body in your organisation?
National council, which representative from each county/region, is the governing body chaired by the national president. National council has a number of sub committees reporting to it.
What is the legal status of your organisation?
Registered charity with a constitution and rules.
What, if any, umbrella organisations are you involved in?
CEJA (European Council of Young Farmers), Rural Youth Europe, The National Youth Council, The Wheel. Macra is also represented on several boards and committees in a number of organisations.
Irish Grain Growers’ Association
What are the membership criteria for your organisation?
Have an interest in Irish tillage farming.
How many paid-up members do you currently have?
200.
Do you publish full accounts for your organisation?
All accounts, statements and expenses will be made available to members.
What income streams other than membership do you have?
None at present.
How many full-time staff members does your organisation employ?
None. All members volunteer their time at present.
What is the total turnover of your organisation?
Less than €5,000.
Who is responsible for governance issues within your organisation?
Committee members.
What is the ultimate decision-making body in your organisation?
All our members.
What is the legal status of your organisation?
Growers’ group.
What, if any, umbrella organisations are you involved in?
None.
Irish Farmers with Designated Land
What are the membership criteria for your organisation?
We are open to all farmers but the majority of our members are sheep and cattle farmers.
How many paid-up members do you currently have?
We currently have just over 5,500 members and it continues to grow.
Do you publish full accounts for your organisation?
As we are a new organisation we will be publishing our accounts at year’s end.
What income streams other than membership do you have?
None. At no point would we accept money collected by meat processors.
How many full-time staff members does your organisation employ?
One full-time with part-time staff.
What is the total turnover of your organisation?
Unable to say at present as we are presently finalising our accounts.
Who is responsible for governance issues within your organisation?
National council as a collective, who will then instruct the national chair.
What is the ultimate decision-making body in your organisation?
National council.
What is the legal status of your organisation?
Company limited by guarantee.
What, if any, umbrella organisations are you involved in?
The SAC/SPA monitoring committee, Mayo Agriculture Working Group, the National CFRAM Stakeholder Group and we are presently working on a membership process with a number of other organisations.
Read more
Analysis: €50m in levies taken from farmers
Levies back under scrutiny two months after June approval of status quo
Industry not following Goodman's lead
Levy collectors must stand over their accounts - Bergin
Levies back under scrutiny two months after June approval of status quo
Ongoing dispute sparks big reaction from farmers
Larry and the levies: the IFA responds
Don't reply to Larry's letter - Healy
Larry Goodman and the IFA - a history
Editorial: ABP must now deliver full transparency
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