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February 2018
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National Planning Framework – ICMSA Welcome Inclusion Of Social Criteria Into Planning Process For Rural Dwellings
Commenting on
the National Planning Framework, the Pres- ident of ICMSA said that while the publi- cation of the plan is welcome – specifically the additional funding for rural areas - the plan will ultimately be judged by the level of implementation that rural areas and ru- ral-based organisations actually see. Pat Mc- Cormack said that the plan could end up be- ing seen as another false dawn for rural areas. On rural planning
the ICMSA President said that he welcomed
the inclusion of social criteria in applications to build in rural are- as where previously only ‘economic need’ was considered, but he noted, once again, that the test of this positive commitment would be the actual implementa- tion on the ground and its success in allowing people to build in their local community. On the issue of agriculture, the general commit- ments made are wel- come, but these must be set against the very disappointing and un- acceptable CAP 2020 options the Commis-
sion revealed this week. Mr McCormack called on the Taoiseach to avail of the opportuni- ty next week’s informal EU Council Meeting presented to clearly set out Ireland’s total op- position to any cut in the CAP budget. Concluding, Mr. McCormack said that National Planning Framework at least acknowledged that in- vestment in rural areas has fallen behind and it did outline a number of positive initiatives, but judgement would await actual implementation.
Commitment To Extend The Walks Scheme Welcomed By IFA
IFA National Hill Committee
Chairman
Flor McCarthy has wel- comed the commitment given by Minister for Ru- ral Affairs, Michael Ring to extend the number of walks covered by The Walks Scheme. At a meeting of Com-
hairle na Tuaithe the recreational consultative body, attended by the Minister this week, Flor McCarthy said that the current Walks Scheme, which has been in exist- ence for nearly 10 years, has proved very success-
ful in developing tourism in peripheral and other rural areas throughout the country. He said the extension of the scheme is now necessary as there are many more walks that could be added to the 40 already in the scheme. The IFA hill farm-
er leader outlined that 2,000 farmers benefit from the scheme, worth nearly €2m and is a sig- nificant boost to farm income for those farmers participating. At the Comhaile na
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Tuaithe meeting it was pointed out that recrea- tional tourism has huge potential and it is impor- tant that the necessary infrastructure is further developed. In many of the walks, the use of the Rural Social Scheme has proved crucial, he said. Flor McCarthy also
welcomed the commit- ment given by the Min- ister to address insurance issues to protect all land- owners whether they are in the Walks Scheme or not.
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Commission’s CAP 2020 Budget Options Are Disappointing And Will Be “Unacceptable To Ireland”
Commenting on the
statement from the EU Commission on their multi-annual financial priorities post 2020, the President of ICMSA de- scribed the options set out for the CAP budget as disappointing and completely unaccept- able. Pat McCormack said the
priorities as
outlined would have to be strongly resisted by our Government
and
like-minded Member States. Mr McCormack said that what was particular-
ly disappointing was that there was no sign that the Commission understood that CAP is a key EU policy not only for farm- ers, but for wider rural economies and how they interact with their na- tional economies. He said there’s no room for equivocation: Any pro- posal to cut the existing CAP budget would be a disaster for farmers, the rural communities that depend on farming, and the wider agri-food sec- tor which is a key driver of the Irish economy.
Based on proposed re- forms of CAP, it appears that
sion wants farmers to do more in terms of regula- tory requirements with a reduced budget. This simply will not work and cannot be accepted un- der any circumstances by our Government, stated the ICMSA President. The ICMSA President
said it was imperative that our Taoiseach uses the opportunity present- ed by the informal Lead- ers’ meeting on 23rd
Feb- ruary to very clearly sets
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