Agriculture Fisheries & Food

FAIRNESS AT LAST FOR HEN HARRIER DESIGNATED FARMERS

Simon Coveney TD Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed TD & Michael Cronin IFDL in Rockchapel Cork North West TD Michael Creed has welcomed the announcement that Farmer’s whose lands have been designated as Special Areas of Conservation for the protection of the Hen Harrier, are to be accommodated under the Locally Led Agri-Environment Scheme (LLAES)

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CREED WELCOMES SECOND APPLICATION OPPORTUNITY FOR FARMERS TO ENTER GLAS

Cork North West TD, Michael Creed has this morning welcomed the announcement by Agriculture Minister, Simon Coveney TD, that a second round of GLAS applications will be invited from the autumn. Commenting on the announcement Deputy Creed said: “It is anticipated that 25,000 farmers will have registered for the first round of applications and a

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EU COMMISSION TO INTERVENE ON STATES FAILURE TO ACT ON HEN HARRIER ISSUE

Cork North West TD Michael Creed has today warned that the EU Commission are about to intervene to ensure that farmers whose lands have been designated as Special Areas of Conservation for the protection of the Hen Harrier, are compensated for their loss of income due to the prohibition of farming activity in these areas.

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CREED WELCOMES CONSENSUS LED SOLUTION TO BEEF CRISIS

Establishment of Producer organisations key to safeguarding farmers interests Cork North West TD Michael Creed has welcomed the agreement reached early Thursday morning at the round table Beef Forum. Commenting on the agreement Deputy Creed said: “I am pleased that engagement and dialogue has led to an agreement which hopefully will provide some relief for

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CREED CALLS FOR URGENT RESOLUTION OF HEN HARRIER ISSUE

Cork North West TD Michael Creed, has urged the incoming Minister for Arts Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Heather Humphries T.D. to urgently engage with Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney T.D. in order to finally seek a resolution to the difficulties being faced by farmers in areas designated as Special Protection Area’s for the preservation of the

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CREED RAISES AGRICULTURE, ALCOHOL & SINGLE PARENT TAX CREDIT DURING FINANCE BILL DEBATE

Watch the debate: http://media.heanet.ie/oireachtas/asx.php?Channel=Dail&Date=20131107&StartTime=05:38:26.000&Duration=01:00:00.000 The debate on the annual Finance Bill is an opportune time to reflect on the state of the economy and how it has progressed or otherwise over the preceding 12 months. A statistic that should bring some comfort, albeit not sufficient comfort for those who are unemployed, is that 30,000 more

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CREED RAISES FORESTRY PROBLEMS IN CORK NORTH WEST

Cork North West TD, Michael Creed has called for balance in the way state agencies engaged in the forestry sector engage with each other and stakeholders in the industry.  Speaking during a Dáil debate on the future of the forestry sector in Ireland, Deputy Creed made a broad ranging speech which made particular reference to

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MINISTERS LETTER REVEALS GOVERNMENT DID NOT DO ENOUGH TO SAVE BEET INDUSTRY

Letter from Minister for Agriculture Fine Gael TD Michael Creed has revealed that there is no legal impediment to establishing an ethanol production industry in this country as an alternative outlet for beet farmers, furthermore there is no quota requirement on beet growers when it comes to growing beat for ethanol production.  Commenting on the Ministers

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