An Irish Farmers Association Delegation from across County Tipperary staged a protest outside Tipperary County Council’s Civic Offices in Clonmel yesterday morning in advance of the March plenary meeting. The protest is part of the IFA’s Enough is Enough campaign over increased regulation, reduced supports and falling incomes. The Chairs of North and South Tipperary IFA – Baden Powell and Pat Carroll made a presentation to councillors during the meeting.
Councillors later approved a motion put forward by Cllr Declan Burgess in full support of the farming organisation’s campaign. The motion calls on the Government to introduce no further regulations on farmers or any measures that may increase costs on farms without the full negotiation and agreement with the Irish Farmers Association (IFA). The motion also wants new standalone funding to be put in place to support Climate and Biodiversity Schemes instead of funds from the Common Agricultural Policy Fund. The motion was amended to include a call on the Minister for Finance to resolve a recent issue that has impacted the ability of farmers to reclaim VAT without being registered for VAT purposes.
