Minister for slurry spreading

The Dealer was made aware this week that the former Minister for Slurry Spreading, Eoghan Murphy, has resigned as a TD.

The Dealer

28 April 2021

As Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy was responsible for slurry spreading. \ Patrick Browne

I see that the former Minister for Slurry Spreading Eoghan Murphy has resigned as a TD in the Dublin Bay South constituency.

While Minister for Housing, Murphy, also oversaw derogations for slurry spreading and the Nitrates Action Programme, he was in charge of the housing portfolio between June 2017 and June 2020.

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