23 October 2020 The European Parliament voted against amendments to the proposed new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), “burying hope of …
Calls to reject new CAP grow day before crucial vote
22 October 2020 Campaigners have taken to Twitter the day before the European Parliament is set to vote on the …
Climate Bill lacks “sense of emergency”
21 October 2020 The recently published Climate Bill doesn’t have a “sense of emergency”, the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate …
Minister for Agriculture welcomes approach to controversial new CAP
21 October 2020 The Minister for Agriculture has welcomed the approach to the new Common Agricultural Policy deal, a proposal …
Proposed Bill will “fail to regulate” the majority of water abstractions
20 October 2020 The proposed bill on water abstraction set to go before pre-legislative scrutiny this week will fail to …
MEPs “must refuse” CAP propsal and send it back to the Commission
20 October 2020 European environmental organisations have urged MEPs to reject the current Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) proposal and send …
Government must “move quickly” on ruling out LNG terminals
19 October 2020 The government must “move quickly” in ruling out Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) terminals, the co-chair of the …
New agri-food strategy must “shift away” from intensive practice
16 October 2020 The new 2030 Agri-Food Strategy must “shift away” from intensive agricultural practices, according to environmental groups. The …
Interim targets “absolutely vital” for Climate Bill
15 October 2020 The need for interim targets in the Climate Bill is “absolutely vital”, the Oireachtas Committee on Climate …
Climate Bill faces first round of Committee scrutiny
14 October 2020 The newly published Climate Bill faced its first round of pre-legislative scrutiny today before the Oireachtas Committee …