ICMSA Farm Services Chairman calls on Minister to state position on new AEOS Immediately The Chairman of the ICMSA Farm Services and Environment Committee, Patrick Rohan, has called on Minister Coveney to immediately announce his position on the provision of a new AEOS scheme to ensure that the 23,000 farmers whose REPS 3 contracts have [...]
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ICMSA welcome reduced Septic Tank Charge but say clarification needed on bigger issues The Chairman of the ICMSA’s Farm Services and Environment Committee, Pat Rohan, has welcomed Minster Hogan’s announcement that the septic tank registration fee has been reduced from €50 to €5 for a limited period. But he repeated ICMSA’s opinion that there is [...]
New ICMSA President sets out his ‘to-do’ list for 2012 The new President of ICMSA, John Comer, has outlined his association’s priorities for the coming year and has pledged to ‘give everything’ he has in the cause of advancing the interests and welfare of farming families. Mr Comer, who is the first president [...]
ICMSA President criticises ‘Untouchable Status’ of Croke Park and warns against ‘Asset Test’ for Third Level grants. Commenting on today’s announcement by Minister Howlin, Jackie Cahill. President of ICMSA, said that the cuts in farm schemes – including the changes to the Farm Assist Scheme – will undoubtedly impact seriously on family farm incomes [...]
Speaking following a meeting between ICMSA and senior officials of the Department of Agriculture, Food & Marine, Mr. John Comer, Deputy President and Chairperson of ICMSA’s Farm Services and Environment Committee, said that the ongoing delay in the payment of the Disadvantaged Areas Payment to farmers is totally unacceptable and he called on the Minister [...]
Despite commitments given by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food at the last Farmers’ Charter meeting in July that applications for the Dairy Investment Grant would be in local offices by the following week after, Mr. John Comer, Deputy President and Chairperson of ICMSA’s Farm Services and Environment Committee, said that applications are only [...]
