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The Government is “sleepwalking” into a major disaster relating to Brexit, according to Fianna Fail spokesperson for agriculture Charlie McConalogue. The Donegal TD…
The performance to-date of the Knowledge Transfer (KT) Programme has been described as “very disappointing” by Charlie McConalogue, who noted that the scheme…
Charlie McConalogue, Fianna Fail spokesperson on agriculture, continued his push for the implementation of a hardship fund at today’s National Ploughing Championships. Speaking…
Calls have been made for the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine to reconvene to discuss the impending fodder crisis by…
Ireland has to avoid a scenario where it is forced to import grass-based fodder, according to Fianna Fail’s agriculture spokesperson, Charlie McConalogue. Deputy…
In the aftermath of the recent extreme weather experienced in Ireland, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, outlined that…
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, has been urged to rethink the fodder support scheme following Storm Emma. Fianna…
Fianna Fail is set to table a Dail motion this week, which will include calls for a €200/suckler cow payment to be introduced via…
There should be ample funds available to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to support farmers facing serious fodder shortages, according…
The gross voted expenditure that was forecast by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine was close to €129 million behind schedule at…
Falling numbers of tillage farmers in Ireland, alongside a reduction in the amount of farmland being used in the tillage sector, will be…
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is actively monitoring a potential threat to calf exports in 2018. The Minister for Agriculture,…
Under 22% of approved TAMS II (Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Schemes II) applicants have submitted payment claims. The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine,…
Approximately 40% of Ireland’s forestry planting target for 2017 has yet to be completed, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael…
The slow draw down of grant aid is the reason behind the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine recording a spending deficit…
Funding for the Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) scheme, Brexit measures and income volatility tools are top prioritises for political representatives heading into…
Reports that the European Commission is set to offer a 70,000t beef quota at this week’s Mercosur talks in Brasilia was met with…
The recent jump in penalties handed out to farmers warrants an immediate review of the inspection regime, according to Fianna Fail’s Agriculture Spokesperson…
