Agri Politics
Oireachtas committee urged to examine BPS penalties over fire and floods
Sinn Féin spokesperson on Agriculture, Matt Carthy, has asked the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine to examine...
Agri Politics
Sinn Féin spokesperson on Agriculture, Matt Carthy, has asked the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine to examine...
Agri Politics
Sinn Féin TD and former MEP, Matt Carthy has slammed the Minister for Agriculture, Charlie McConalogue in the Dáil for...
Agri Politics
Farmers need a far Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) – and that means that there has to be redistribution in payments,...
Environment
Sinn Féin spokesperson on agriculture Matt Carthy has said that the hemp sector, if developed, could deliver a viable extra...
Beef
There are currently no plans to establish a legal definition of a feedlot herd, Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has...
Agri Politics
Sinn Féin spokesperson on agriculture Matt Carthy has accused Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue of “arguing...
Rural Life
Sinn Féin spokesperson on agriculture Matt Carthy has warned that any attempts by government to introduce measures such as water charges,...
Beef
Sinn Féin’s Matt Carthy has written to Minister Charlie McConalogue requesting that the Department of Agriculture carry out a “comprehensive...
Pig/Poultry
Sinn Féin spokesperson on agriculture Matt Carthy has called on the Minister for Agriculture to review existing supports for poultry...
Beef
Sinn Féin’s Matt Carthy has called on Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue to outline a plan “immediately” for resolving “the...
CAP / Schemes
Minister Charlie McConalogue said he is “hoping for an early answer” from the European Commission, having sought a new reference...
Rural Life
Sinn Féin TD Matt Carthy has criticised the government for adopting a “hands-off approach” to meat factories. He has described...
Agri-Business
Deputy Matt Carthy has strongly criticised the adoption of a “minimalist approach” in tackling unfair trading practices in the agriculture...
Agri Politics
The EU’s unfair trading practices directive must be transposed into Irish law by May 1, with efforts currently underway to...
CAP / Schemes
Sinn Féin’s Matt Carthy has called on the Minister for Agriculture to clarify the number of additional places that will...
Agri-Business
Sinn Féin spokesperson on agriculture Matt Carthy feels that the government’s agriculture priorities are “all wrong” as the food processing...
Beef
“An investigation is only as good as the action it delivers,” according to TD Matt Carthy, who has “cautiously” welcomed...
Rural Life
The exclusion of agricultural students from financial support schemes “must be reversed”, according to Sinn Féin TD Matt Carthy. He...