Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Health Billy Kelleher has said the policies being pursued Minister for Health are leading directly to private health insurance price increases. Read More
Fianna Fáil will today (Tuesday, 13 December) call on the Government to abandon a series of covert cuts in Budget 2012 that unfairly target rural communities. Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Agriculture Michael Moynihan will tonight put forward a Dáil motion condemning the anti-rural bias in the Budget and calling on Fine Gael and Labour Deputies to reject policies that discriminate against small communities in rural Ireland and the most vulnerable groups in society. Read More
Rural Ireland has been singled out by the Labour Party and Fine Gael for cutbacks across a number of areas, hitting those parts of the country that are already suffering most, the hardest, according to Fianna Fáil Agriculture and Rural Development Spokesperson Michael Moynihan TD. Read More
Fine Gael and Labour have opted to de-prioritise agriculture for the next five years, according to Fianna Fáil Agriculture Spokesperson Michael Moynihan. Read More
These proposals will form the bedrock of agriculture in the coming years. In every Dáil debate, Question Time and discussion outside the House, everyone has remarked that agriculture will be one of the main driving forces of economic recovery and will lead to export-led growth. The industry will play a pivotal role in Ireland's future. In this context, it is important that we examine yesterday's proposals from Brussels. Deputy Kirk and I were outside when they were announced. Judging from the reaction in the European Parliament and many farming organisations, there is a great deal of anxiety about the future. Read More
Fianna Fáil has welcomed the European Commission’s proposals to target young and small farmers in the renegotiation of the Common Agricultural Policy. However, commenting after the presentation of the Commission's proposals in Brussels today, Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Agriculture Michael Moynihan TD and Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Horticulture Seamus Kirk TD voiced serious concern about the impact of compulsory greening measures on the sector. Read More
Fianna Fáil Agriculture Spokesperson Michael Moynihan has called on the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney to immediately set out a time-line for the issuing of payments outstanding under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme. Read More
Cork North West Fianna Fáil TD Michael Moynihan has welcomed the announcement today that a leading technology firm VMware is expanding its business in Ballincollig, with the creation of 250 jobs. Read More
Cork North West Fianna Fáil TD Michael Moynihan has welcomed the announcement today that a leading technology firm VMware is expanding its business in Ballincollig, with the creation of 250 jobs. Read More
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Agriculture Michael Moynihan TD has said the Milk quota for Ireland is hampering significant growth opportunities for the Irish agriculture sector with farmers now forced to destroy dairy cows due to oversupply. Read More
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