The new Minister for Agriculture Dara Calleary must hit the ground running, Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) president Tim Cullinan has said.
The Mayo TD will take up the reins in Agriculture House after the Taoiseach Micheál Martin sacked former Minister Barry Cowen.
Cullinan has congratulated the new minister on his appointment while also taking the opportunity to stress the need to get the €50m COVID-19 beef payment out to farmers as a matter of urgency.
Cullinan said: “We look forward to working with the new minister to ensure that we harness the full potential of our farming sector.
“The EU Council will meet on Friday and Saturday where the EU and CAP budgets for the next seven years will be discussed. It is vital that the new minister stresses the importance of this to the Taoiseach who will be representing Ireland at the meeting.”
The IFA president also wished former Minister Cowen and his family all the best for the future.
ICMSA
The president of the Irish Creamery and Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) Pat McCormack, has also welcomed the appointment of Minister Calleary to the agriculture office.
McCormack warned: “It is supremely important that any circumstances around his appointment did not obscure the fundamental nature and scale of the challenge that he faced in steering the State’s biggest indigenous economic activity.”
McCormack said the ICMSA would work with Minister Calleary in any and every way that would benefit Irish farming, the environment and the association’s farm families.
Macra na Feirme
Macra na Feirme has welcomed the appointment of Dara Calleary to the Ministry of Agriculture and look forward to discussing the issues that matter to young farmers, Macra national president Thomas Duffy has said.
Duffy added: “It is a critical time for several matters facing young farmers such as the upcoming CAP discussions at home and at the European level.
“Macra na Feirme has highlighted the importance of generational renewal as well as the Irish commitment to funding for National Reserve and for Land Mobility and calls on Minister Calleary to make these issues a priority for Government.”
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The new Minister for Agriculture Dara Calleary must hit the ground running, Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) president Tim Cullinan has said.
The Mayo TD will take up the reins in Agriculture House after the Taoiseach Micheál Martin sacked former Minister Barry Cowen.
Cullinan has congratulated the new minister on his appointment while also taking the opportunity to stress the need to get the €50m COVID-19 beef payment out to farmers as a matter of urgency.
Cullinan said: “We look forward to working with the new minister to ensure that we harness the full potential of our farming sector.
“The EU Council will meet on Friday and Saturday where the EU and CAP budgets for the next seven years will be discussed. It is vital that the new minister stresses the importance of this to the Taoiseach who will be representing Ireland at the meeting.”
The IFA president also wished former Minister Cowen and his family all the best for the future.
ICMSA
The president of the Irish Creamery and Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) Pat McCormack, has also welcomed the appointment of Minister Calleary to the agriculture office.
McCormack warned: “It is supremely important that any circumstances around his appointment did not obscure the fundamental nature and scale of the challenge that he faced in steering the State’s biggest indigenous economic activity.”
McCormack said the ICMSA would work with Minister Calleary in any and every way that would benefit Irish farming, the environment and the association’s farm families.
Macra na Feirme
Macra na Feirme has welcomed the appointment of Dara Calleary to the Ministry of Agriculture and look forward to discussing the issues that matter to young farmers, Macra national president Thomas Duffy has said.
Duffy added: “It is a critical time for several matters facing young farmers such as the upcoming CAP discussions at home and at the European level.
“Macra na Feirme has highlighted the importance of generational renewal as well as the Irish commitment to funding for National Reserve and for Land Mobility and calls on Minister Calleary to make these issues a priority for Government.”
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