Category Archives: Policy

CLIMATE CHANGE RESPONSE BILL

Read the IOFGA Submission on Climate Change Bill here. The closing date for responses is Friday 28th of January.

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Public Consultation on the Climate Change Response Bill

On December 23rd Minister Gormley published the Climate Change Response Bill. Key provisions include ambitious but realistic national greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for 2020, 2030 and 2050; a new national planning process encompassing both mitigation and adaptation; a new annual process on reporting to the Oireachtas; and a new Expert Advisory Body to advise [...]

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Food Harvest 2020

This document was prepared by a committee of stakeholders from across the agricultural sector. It was presented to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in June 2020. It is a draft strategy for the medium term development of the agri-food (including drinks) fisheries and forestry sector for the period to 2020. Download the full [...]

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Green Public Procurement

As part of the new programme for government there is a commitment to increase the levels of Green Public Procurement in Ireland. This commitment if realised would be extremely valuable to small green sevice providers throughout the country. IOFGA submitted a policy paper in a call for submissions from the public. Click here to read [...]

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