Rural Life
A new website to provide the public with information on flood risk and water levels on the River Shannon has been launched.
Most cattle in a group of 26 have been successfully moved to a safer location after being "marooned" on land on the Shannon Callows.
The IFA Flooding Project Team is calling on the government to implement measures to address flooding along the River Shannon.
TD Barry Cowen has said he will meet the minister for agriculture to discuss payments for farmers affected by floods on the Shannon Callows
Agri Politics
The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) has claimed that around 60 farmers have been excluded from the Shannon Callows Flood Scheme.
Sinn Féin has said that the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has "questions to answer" on the Shannon Callows Flood Scheme.
Agri-Business
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has said there are "no plans" to amend the timeframe of the Shannon Callows Flood Scheme.
The initial text of the long-awaited River Shannon Management Agency Bill will be brought forward in April, an independent TD has said.
Environment
TDs have voiced their concerns about payments to farmers who could not harvest silage or hay because of flooding in the Shannon Callows.
Many farmers along the Shannon Callows claim that they have not received funding for damaged land due to excessive flooding
Farmers who feel their land should have been included in the Shannon Callows Flood Scheme can seek a review, DAFM has said.
The IFA president has said that an extension to the deadline for the Shannon Callows Flood Scheme (SCFS) is urgently needed.
The IFA Connacht chair said the deadline for a scheme to support farmers impacted by flooding in the Shannon Callows must be extended.
An independent TD has said that delays to legislation to establish a single management authority for the River Shannon is insulting.
Deputy Claire Kerrane has raised concerns that the payments for fodder lost due to flooding in the Shannon Callows could drag into 2024.
Sinn Féin's Claire Kerrane is calling on the government to allow her party's legislation establishing a River Shannon authority to progress.
There was no fodder saved this year on the Shannon Callows the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine has heard.
The IFA has welcomed support for farmers in the Shannon Callows but added that "deeper flooding issues" must be addressed.
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed that he is currently finalising the details of a fodder support scheme
There are "no plans" for a fodder scheme for farmers affected by flooding in the Shannon Callows, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has said.
Sinn Féin TD, Claire Kerrane has called on DAFM for fodder support following summer flooding that took place at the Shannon Callows
Many farmers are in a bad away due to River Shannon flooding, according to Mike Silke, who chairs the Save Our Shannon organisation.
The ongoing delay around the introduction of the River Shannon Management Agency Bill is "inexcusable", according to an opposition TD.
