Agri Politics
Deputy Michael Healy Rae said he is honoured, humbled and ready to serve” after being appointed as a minister of state.
A majority of Agriland readers who took part in a snap survey have said that they would like Michael Healy-Rae to be the new agri minister
Environment
According to latest DAFM figures 13,252 of farmers (29.5%) in tranche 1 of ACRES are still waiting on payments.
Rural Life
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has been urged to pay farmers "on time, every time" by Deputy Michael Healy-Rae.
A "small number" of farmers who are not participating in ACRES received a payment into their bank account.