by Neassa | May 14, 2026 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Rural Development chair Edmond Phelan has said proposals to introduce a 1LU/ha minimum stocking rate for CAP eligibility would unfairly penalise thousands of genuine drystock farmers on marginal land. “The current CAP threshold is 0.1LU/ha, so increasing it to...
by Neassa | May 1, 2026 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Rural Development chair Edmond Phelan has called on Government to require electricity suppliers to provide a guaranteed ultra-low night-time tariff, saying that consumers are not properly benefiting from periods of surplus electricity, particularly from wind and...
by Neassa | Apr 20, 2026 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Rural Development chair Edmond Phelan has said recent comments by former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar are deeply misguided and risk creating a false and damaging divide between urban and rural Ireland. “Framing rural Ireland as somehow dependent on urban taxpayers is...
by Neassa | Apr 14, 2026 | Latest News, Press Releases
FUEL PACKAGE FALLS SHORT OF ON-FARM REALITY ICSA Rural Development chair Edmond Phelan has said the Government’s fuel support package fails to reflect the scale of the crisis facing farmers and agricultural contractors. “Deferring the planned increase in carbon tax is...
by Neassa | Mar 20, 2026 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Rural Development chair Edmond Phelan has cautiously welcomed recommendations from the Independent Advisory Committee on Nature Restoration calling for a dedicated funding stream to meet Ireland’s obligations under the Nature Restoration Law. “This is a welcome...
