Farming groups say ‘flawed’ Climate Action Bill is being rushed through the Dáil

Bill is criticised from both sides with environmental groups saying Government has not accepted any amendments

Members of the IFA national council and the environment committee, led by IFA president Tim Cullinan, outside the Convention Centre where the Dáil was debating the Climate Action Bill. Picture: Finbarr O’Rourke

Serious concerns over the Climate Action Bill and its impact on Irish agriculture have been raised by farm leaders and politicians.

The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) held a protest outside the Dáil yesterday to highlight what its president, Tim Cullinan said, was a process by the Government to “force the Climate Action Bill through”.