The president of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) Pat McCormack has said individual meat processors should be present alongside Meat Industry Ireland (MII) at future talks so that they can hear directly from farmers about their concerns.
McCormack believes decisions can be made and agreed to by all parties at these potential talks, with a window of opportunity presenting itself for discussion to now take place.
The ICMSA president said: “We’ve been travelling down a road for days now that’s taking us further away from a possible solution.”
New wave of talks
“Talks should be reconvened as soon as possible, with a bilateral dimension if necessary, that allows the facilitators to establish a one-on-one basis what the parties want and what a likely solution looks like.
“The factories need to be part of this solution, but so does the Government and the EU.
"In this regard, the Minister and his Department can play their part in terms of facilitating talks.”
Brexit
In relation to Brexit, McCormack stated Minister Creed must put proposals on the table, particularly in the context of the losses, both to come and already suffered.
“The situation we find ourselves at present is good for nobody and we need to sit down immediately and put a solution in place.”
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The president of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) Pat McCormack has said individual meat processors should be present alongside Meat Industry Ireland (MII) at future talks so that they can hear directly from farmers about their concerns.
McCormack believes decisions can be made and agreed to by all parties at these potential talks, with a window of opportunity presenting itself for discussion to now take place.
The ICMSA president said: “We’ve been travelling down a road for days now that’s taking us further away from a possible solution.”
New wave of talks
“Talks should be reconvened as soon as possible, with a bilateral dimension if necessary, that allows the facilitators to establish a one-on-one basis what the parties want and what a likely solution looks like.
“The factories need to be part of this solution, but so does the Government and the EU.
"In this regard, the Minister and his Department can play their part in terms of facilitating talks.”
Brexit
In relation to Brexit, McCormack stated Minister Creed must put proposals on the table, particularly in the context of the losses, both to come and already suffered.
“The situation we find ourselves at present is good for nobody and we need to sit down immediately and put a solution in place.”
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