Posted 13/12/11
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 |
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Posted 05/12/11
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 |
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Posted 10/11/11
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 |
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Posted 14/10/11
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Agriculture and Food Michael Moynihan TD will hold a policy meeting on Agriculture in the Loughrea Hotel, Loughrea, Co Galway on Monday, 17 October 2011. Read More |
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Posted 13/10/11
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 |
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Posted 12/10/11
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 |
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Posted 10/10/11
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 |
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Posted 15/09/11
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 |
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Posted 15/09/11
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 |
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Posted 06/09/11
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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