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 say 2012 CSO figures point to 'signal failure' of decade-long farm consolidation policies
Feb 21
Commenting on the Census of Agriculture 2010 “Taking Stock” figures, the ICMSA President, John Comer, said that figures were able to absolutely confirm certain trends while at the same time obscuring or confusing others. In terms of confirming a trend, Mr Comer pointed out that the average size of a holding given for 2010 of [...]
ICMSA say Rural Economy would greatly benefit if Dairy Equipment Scheme Funding was 'frontloaded'
Feb 9
ICMSA say Rural Economy would greatly benefit if Dairy Equipment Scheme Funding to be ‘frontloaded’ With the 31 January marking the completion of the first tranche of applicants for the Dairy Equipment Scheme, Pat McCormack, Deputy President and Chairperson of ICMSA’s Dairy Committee, said that the Minister for Agriculture, Food & Marine should seriously consider [...]
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 Summary of Budget 2012 Funding of Farm Schemes REPS 4 There is a reduction of €19 million in REPS funding and this will be implemented by imposing a 10% reduction in payment rates in 2012. However, the Department are currently unsure of how these reductions will apply in practice. This will impact [...]
Edited Version of the President’s speech delivered to the 2011 AGM at the Carlton Castletroy Park Hotel on November 19. Edited version of the Speech delivered by Jackie Cahill, President of ICMSA, to the Association’s AGM, 19 November, Carlton Castletroy Park Hotel,Limerick. Special Guest: An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny Taoiseach, ladies and gentlemen, I’d like to [...]
