Relevant Matter
Legislation
Public Policy Area
Agriculture
Period
1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024
Specific Details
Nature Restoration Law
Intended results
To question the lack of clarity on how the law will be financed when implemented.
To highlight the impact of the Nature Restoration Law on Natura 2000 farmers and, as years progress, all farmers.
To highlight the lack of an economic impact statement to understand how the law will effect on-farm production choices.
To question the inclusion of non-deterioration in Article 4 of the Nature Restoration Law.
To emphasise that farmers would continue to participate in schemes to improve biodiversity, but are completely opposed to the proposed EU Nature Restoration Law on a number of fronts.
1. Dealing with this issue through a law is wrong. We are told it will all be voluntary, but that is not consistent with introducing a legal requirement
2. It is important that those farming within Natura 2000 sites are not over burdened with the requirements to restore habitats and that agricultural activity in these areas, specifically those referenced in Article 4 of the document, is allowed to continue.
3. There needs to be proper funding and a full impact assessment completed. These are essential, but they are still outstanding.
To highlight that the approach by the Commission to bring in a law in this area rather than a properly- funded, EU-wide, voluntary scheme is totally wrong. The reality is that there is a huge amount of uncertainty about how this law is going to be interpreted at Member State level
To stress that no national impact assessment has been carried out and we have no idea how it will impact on food production, and ultimately on food security. The Irish Government was wrong to support the introduction of this law without the completion of an impact assessment and a dedicated budget to support its implementation.
To emphasise that a huge of amount of work is now needed on how this law will be implemented in Ireland. I want to make it clear that IFA will not stand for farmers' property rights or their right to farm their land being undermined
Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity
Francie Gorman IFA President, Tadhg Buckley IFA Director of Policy, Elaine Farrell IFA Director of Governance & Oireachtas Engagement,
Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?)
No
Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign?
No
Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client?
No
Lobbying activity
The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.
Informal communication (2-5)
Designated public officials lobbied
The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them.
As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.
Amii McKeever
Adviser to Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)
Charlie McConalogue
Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)
Diarmuid Lynch
Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)
Micheál Martin
Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)
Paul Savage
Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)