Agriculture Minister meets with children over mica concerns
Waiting a few more weeks for a mica redress scheme is acceptable, if it means it’ll be right. That’s according to the Agriculture Minister who spoke to 50 children from across Donegal this afternoon. They were protesting at the gates of Leinster House calling for 100 percent redress. Charlie McConalouge…
Agriculture Minister defends delay of new rural housing guidelines
The Agriculture Minister is defending the Government’s new rural housing guidelines which have been delayed until November. Planners says they don’t know how to proceed as a result. There’s confusion over whether ‘locals only’ restrictions will be tightened or changed. Minister Charlie McConalogue says they have to strike the right…
Shass Mountain Farmers will recieve payments in 2021
The Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has said that farmers and landowners affected by the Shass mountain landslide in Drumkeeran in July of last year can apply for their basic payments under CAP in 2021 using a force majeure clause. In order to apply for the basic payment scheme,…
McConalogue confident of country reaching vaccination target
A senior cabinet minister and Donegal TD says the government can now reach its vaccination targets, after a double boost yesterday. The Johnson and Johnson and AstraZeneca jabs have been approved for use in the over 50s. The government’s aiming to give 82 per cent of the adult population their…
McConalogue urges Minister Creed to intervene in Knackeries Dispute
The Minster for Agriculture needs to intervene in the nationwide strike by Knackeries in order to prevent a major risk to public health. That’s according to the Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Agriculture, Donegal TD Charlie McConalogue. Deputy McConalogue has called on the Minister to urgently meet with representatives…
Creed rejects suggestion that VAT increase is the ‘death knell for rural Ireland’
The Minister for Agriculture rejects any suggestion that increasing the VAT rate for the hospitality sector in this week’s budget will be the ‘death knell for rural Ireland’. Minister Michael Creed admits that restoring the rate back to the 13.5% rate was one of the ‘more difficult’ budget decisions. Businesses…
Agriculture Minister responds to criticism over handling of fodder crisis
The Agriculture Minister’s been accused of being poorly prepared for the fodder crisis affecting farmers. Michael Creed’s been appearing before the Oireachtas Agriculture Committee this afternoon to brief politicians on his response to the issue. However, opposition TDs told the Minister he should have acted sooner to import animal feed…