Agri Politics
McGuinness said she is waiting for confirmation of the date on which she will go before the committee to deal with the mart insurance issue.
Agri-Business
A meeting to discuss mart insurance premiums has been postponed until a later date to allow time for necessary information to be collected.
ALM and FBD Insurance have announced today that they will be co-operating to address the issue of insurance costs for marts.
FBD and ICOS will bring recommendations to Government as part of a concerted effort to bring mart insurance costs down.
Tackling mart insurance costs was announced as the stated intention for both FBD and the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) today.
Rural Life
Calls for the provision of grant aid to improve safety and efficiency in marts have been made by a Co. Leitrim election candidate.
Mart managers get set to mobilse in light of rising insurance costs with a meeting at the Hodson Bay Hotel in Athlone.
Mart insurance premiums are skyrocketing due to a serious imbalance in claims pay-outs, according to co-ops representative Ray Doyle.
The continuing upward trend in the number and severity of serious accidents in marts is cause for serious concern. With action required, FBD Insurance, Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) and the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) have produced a safe management of marts training video.
A man had to be airlifted to hospital following a serious bull attack at Mohill Livestock Mart, Co. Leitrim, yesterday.
