by admin | Oct 26, 2017 | Press Releases
20 OCTOBER 2017 ICSA rural development chairman Seamus Sherlock has said that the threat of Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPOs) must be removed as a means of acquiring land for non-essential infrastructure projects. Mr Sherlock was speaking following the disclosure by...
by admin | Oct 26, 2017 | Press Releases
-NO COHERENT REASON FOR EU RENEWABLE ENERGY U-TURN 20 OCTOBER 2017 ICSA president Patrick Kent has said that the decision of UN Climate Change to partner with Ethanol Europe Renewables Ltd provides strong vindication for the argument that farmers in Europe should be...
by admin | Oct 26, 2017 | Press Releases
-BUT GOVERNMENT STILL DOESN’T UNDERSTAND DAMAGE DONE TO PRODUCTIVE FARMING 18 OCTOBER 2017 ICSA president Patrick Kent has welcomed news the cabinet has approved a request from Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe to exempt family farm transactions from the 6%...
by admin | Oct 26, 2017 | Press Releases
18 OCTOBER 2017 ICSA president Patrick Kent has said that the draconian hike in stamp duty calls into question the claim by the Taoiseach that he wants to support the people who get up early in the morning. “Farmers who take out long-term loans to buy the field next...
by admin | Oct 26, 2017 | Press Releases
17 OCTOBER 2017 ICSA president Patrick Kent has called on the Government and all Irish MEPs to give a clear and unambiguous commitment to opposing concessions on beef quotas in the Mercosur negotiations. “This is not about standards; this is about whether you care...