by Neassa | Jul 12, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Dermot Kelleher has welcomed the scrapping of the rewetting of agricultural peatlands proposal in the latest vote on the Nature Restoration Law. He said, however, that the narrow margin in favour of an amended version of the law shows how flawed the...
by Neassa | Jul 11, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Dermot Kelleher has expressed his outrage at the animal welfare transgressions exposed by RTE Investigates. “Any mistreatment of young calves is completely unacceptable, and anyone found to be acting unlawfully must be held accountable. The Department...
by Neassa | Jun 27, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Dermot Kelleher has described the outcome of today’s EU Environment (ENVI) Committee vote on the proposed Nature Restoration Law as a “sensible decision given what is at stake.” Speaking from Brussels where he attended this morning’s voting session Mr...
by Neassa | May 31, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Dermot Kelleher has said, “Irish farmers have no objection to protecting nature and enhancing biodiversity and that more consultation on how best to achieve those objectives needs to happen. EU policies affecting farmers need to be worked out with...
by Neassa | May 25, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Dermot Kelleher has said while the appointment of a CEO for the AgriFood Regulator is welcome ICSA remains concerned that the powers to compel retailers and processors to supply data around pricing are too weak in their current format. Speaking...