Oireachtas
Amy Forde on 15 Sep 2021
Farmers hit out at proposed nitrates rules
Farm organisations appeared before the Oireachtas agriculture committee on Tuesday to discuss the proposed new nitrates rules.
Donal Magner on 15 Sep 2021
Licence approvals dominate Oireachtas committee meeting again
Brendan Gleeson, Department of Agriculture secretary general, told the committee about plans to issue 4,500 forestry licences this year.
Amy Forde on 14 Sep 2021
Farmers ‘can’t be the whipping boys’ on water quality – Cullinan
The Oireachtas committee on agriculture met with farm organisation representatives on Tuesday, with the review of the nitrates action programme on the agenda.
The Dealer on 08 Sep 2021
Gleeson called in by Joint Oireachtas Committee
Brendan Gleeson and his lieutenants have been called before Joint Oireachtas Committee for Agriculture once more to explain the continued failure of Kildare Street’s forestry programme.
Amy Forde on 09 Aug 2021
Scrap time limit on Rural Social Scheme – committee report
Since 2017, the maximum amount of time a person can spend on the Rural Social Scheme is six years.
Pat O'Toole on 24 Jul 2021
Farmers must stretch for the tape as rights of way marathon enters home straight
With only an estimated half of rights of way legally established, the November 2021 deadline before the law changes is coming too quickly for many.
Noel Bardon on 21 Jul 2021
Government ‘destroying’ horticulture with peat restrictions – Cullinan
The president of the IFA has claimed that government inaction on the shortage of horticultural grade peat continues to jeopardise the entire horticultural sector.
Pat O'Toole on 14 Jul 2021
Climate bill set to be made law this week
The bill now formally recognises the carbon removals on farmland.
Barry Cassidy on 07 Jul 2021
Horticulture sector 'engulfed in crisis' as peat shortage looms
Growing Media Ireland (GMI) has called for an immediate resumption of peat harvesting as September shortages loom.
Niall Hurson on 30 Jun 2021
Agriculture committee scrutinises IFFPG over terminated contract
A heated debate broke out in the Oireachtas Committee room on Tuesday evening as members struggled to find common ground between witnesses.
Hannah Quinn-Mulligan on 22 Jun 2021
Macra not shying away from Climate Bill
The president of Macra na Feirme was quizzed about the organisation’s position on the Climate Bill by an Oireachtas Committee.
Niall Hurson on 16 Jun 2021
IFA takes aim at ABP’s ‘control’ of organic beef market
The IFA also tackled a failed contract between the Irish Organic Beef Producers Association and Good Herdsmen.
Donal Magner on 09 Jun 2021
Oireachtas committee ‘frustrated’ over forestry licences
The agriculture committee recently discussed the ongoing licence crisis, committing to return to the issue if licence approvals do not improve.
Barry Cassidy on 09 Jun 2021
Knives drawn to secure slice of CAP fund
The divisions between different farm organisations on CAP reform were clear at a meeting of the Oireachtas agriculture committee on Tuesday.
Niall Hurson on 09 Jun 2021
Family farm incomes must be prioritised in next CAP – ICSA
The ICSA warns that the CAP budget is being steadily eroded by inflation and that farmers are being asked to do more and more with less.
Noel Bardon on 08 Jun 2021
IFA calls for immediate resumption of horticultural peat harvesting
The IFA has urged Minister Hackett to allow for the resumption of horticultural grade peat harvesting.
Amy Forde on 05 Jun 2021
McConalogue offers food ombudsman extension to TDs and senators
Minister McConalogue is giving TDs and senators until Friday 11 June to make a submission to the process.
Contributor on 02 Jun 2021
Recent Macra policy launches
The rural transport document focuses on reducing the dependence on private car use and investment into bus and train infrastructure.
Noel Bardon on 27 May 2021
'Hypocritical' climate action committee stifling horticulture - IFA
Tim Cullinan said it was hypocritical of the Oireachtas climate action committee to recommend the expansion of the horticulture sector when native raw material is being reduced.
Barry Cassidy on 26 May 2021
Destination of credit for carbon stored by bogs still unknown
Irish agriculture must be given credit for the carbon stored by rewetted bogs, politicans told Department officials at a recent meeting.