IFA conclude new national roads agreement with TII

The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has negotiated a new and improved National Roads Agreement with Transport Infrastructural Ireland (TII).

This new agreement will apply to land compulsorily acquired for national road developments between Jan 1st 2022 and 31st December 2027.

Announcing details of the new agreement, IFA President Tim Cullinan said that having land subject to CPO for State infrastructural development was very disruptive, extremely stressful and unsettling for farm families.

He said the agreement covers the compensation claim by landowners impacted by the CPO process. It also provides an additional fixed payment of €6,500 per acre in recognition of the co-operation and early access provided by the landowner.

“CPOs are provided for in law and while we might not like that, it is very important that farmers are at least compensated fairly and fully. An IFA team led by Paul O’Brien has been working on these negotiations for months and I am confident that the best possible agreement has been reached.”

The new Agreement builds on the previous 2016 Agreement and continues to set out additional arrangements and procedures, supplementary to those provided in legislation, aimed at ensuring that landowners and acquiring authorities are clear on the processes and that farmers and landowners are treated fairly.