Rural Life
Farm families are protesting outside Leinster House to highlight their concerns over the use of CPOs to develop greenway projects.
Members of the IFA have said that the group is 'here to help farmers' when it comes to CPOs, and that it is absolutely not' in support
Over €13,000 has been raised in the lead up to and during a public meeting in support for opposing the Co. Louth greenway
Over 300 farmers and landowners travelled to Louth County Council buildings today to protest against the proposed Co. Louth greenway
The IFA has said that it has concluded an agreement with TII on a new National Roads Agreement, which covers CPOs for road infrastructure.
Environment
In a submission made to the Department of Transport, the IFA said the approach taken by greenway development agencies has been "haphazard".
Advance negotiations with farmers rather than CPOs is the way to go when it comes to acquiring additional cemetery land, an undertaker said.
There are no plans to use CPOs to develop greenways in Co. Cavan, according to a recent statement from Cavan County Council.
Farmers across many counties are continuing to operate under the constant threat of Compulsory Purchase Orders.
The threat of CPOs must be removed as a way of taking land for non-essential infrastructure projects like Greenways, according to the ICSA.
Agri-Business
Priority legislation due for publication this summer includes a provision on strengthening the IDA’s powers to use CPOs to take land.
A clarification on the treatment of CPOs that widens the criteria to include the holding of land has been hailed as “good news for farmers”.
