ICMSA Submission On Draft European Communities (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Agriculture) Regulations 2011; A Guide for Farmers And Guidance for Planning Authorities on Drainage and Reclamation of Wetlands Consultation Draft October 2011 ________________________________________________________________ ICMSA Views and Comments on Draft European Communities (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Agriculture) [...]
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Commenting on last Wednesday's announcement by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mr. Richard Bruton of a draft statutory "Code of Practice for Designated Grocery Goods Undertakings", Jackie Cahill, the President of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) welcomed the move and described it as a first step in addressing what he described [...]
The Chairman of the ICMSA Beef & Cattle Committee, Kevin Connolly, has urged Minister Coveney to move to a state of 'Red Alert' as the prospect of the EU introducing a whole raft of what Mr Connolly describes as 'superfluous' animal transport regulations and legislation begins to loom large. Mr Connolly said that the live [...]
Dear Deputy, We are very concerned that the Climate Change Response Bill 2010, if enacted, would impose a significant unnecessary burden and restriction on economic and other activity in Ireland over and above what was legally required of Ireland under EU and international agreements. Let me first of all emphasise, ICMSA and farmers generally are [...]
The President of ICMSA, Jackie Cahill, stated that the Budget will significantly reduce the income of all farm families on a number of fronts – including social welfare. He did, however, welcome the provision for an Agri-Environment Options scheme in 2011 as sought by his organisation and he said that the decision to continue stock [...]
