Minister accuses farm organisations of ‘scaremongering’ over vet labs
The Minister for Agriculture has accused farming organisations of ‘scaremongering’ following leaked reports looking at the future of the Regional Veterinary Labs. Minister Michael Creed was responding to a question from Donegal TD Charlie McConalogue in the Dail on behalf of Sligo Leitrim TD Eamon Scanlon. He called for an…
Dept. vets say animal welfare will be to fore in deciding future of labs
Senior veterinary officials say animal health welfare will be to the fore in deciding the future of the Regional Vet Labs around the country. Dr. Donal Salmon and Dr. Martin Blake were two of three vets from the Department of Agriculture who addressed the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture this week.…
Department officials called on to address Oireachtas committee on vet labs
Officials from the Department of Agriculture have been called to address the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture tomorrow on the future of the 6 Regional Vet Labs around the country. A recent review has suggested that the lab in Doonally in Sligo could be one of three to close to save…
Calls for more gardai for County Donegal
A Donegal TD says too much is being expected of the fewer than 400 gardai that now serve in the county. Fianna Fail Deputy Charlie McConalogue says the only solution to relieve the pressure on the current garda force in Donegal is more gardai to be stationed in the county.…
McConalogue gets Dail support for Bill on tillage emergency fund
There was cross party support for a motion by Donegal TD Charlie McConalogue today calling for an emergency fund for tillage farmers to be set up. It follows the particularly wet summer last year. Farmers in a number of counties including Donegal and Roscommon were among the worst affected. They…
Donegal among counties worst affected by poor tillage harvest
The Irish Farmers’ Association will march on Leinster House this afternoon, calling for the Government to set up a crisis fund for tillage farmers. Many grain farmers, in the west of the country, weren’t able to harvest their crops last autumn after a prolonged period of wet weather destroyed their…