IFA may defer voting on review
All county meetings to discuss the review were deferred after Mr Dillon's hospitalisation on August 14. Earlier that evening, he suffered multiple leg fractures in a quad bike accident on his farm at Pallasgreen, Co Limerick.
After a number of operations, he left hospital last week. During his four week stay, he was kept well briefed on agricultural matters by visitors who included Agriculture Minister Joe Walsh, Environment Minister Martin Cullen, Teagasc Chairman Dr Tom Walsh, IFA Chief Executive and FBD chairman Michael Berkery, IFA's European Director Michael Treacy, Macra President Thomas Honner, and numerous IFA national, regional and county officers.
Mr Dillon will continue to require medical attention for a considerable period, and will have to limit his movements for the next few months, to allow healing of his injuries.
Mr Dillon remains committed to discussing the reform IFA members in each county, but it is highly unlikely that all of these meetings can be reconvened this year.
IFA's National Council will be asked to vote "all or nothing", for or against the reform proposals, which stemmed from a report prepared by consultant Michael Dowling.
Already, a young farmer section proposal has been opposed by Macra na Feirme, and proposed extra work loads for county chairmen have also been widely opposed.
It is also proposed that the position of Deputy President be scrapped and that the size of the National Council be reduced.
