Archive for the 'Agriculture' Category

Arrangements For Lodgement Of Claims Under Farm Waste Management Scheme

Saturday, December 27th, 2008

Saturday, 27 December 2008 - Junior Agriculture Minister Tony Killeen has reminded Clare farmers of the need to lodge payment claims with local Agriculture, Environment & Structures (AES) Offices of its Department on or before Wednesday 31 December 2008.

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Minister Killeen Announces Grants Of EUR23k For Clare Animal Welfare Bodies

Monday, December 22nd, 2008

rong>Thursday, 18 December 2008 - Mr Tony Killeen T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, has announced the allocation of grants to three Clare-based animal welfare organisations.

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Killeen Delivers EUR202 Million Of Fishing Quotas For

Monday, December 22nd, 2008

Monday, 22 December 2008 - Tony Killeen TD, Minister for Fisheries and Clare T.D., has secured a valuable package of fishing measures for Irish Fishermen following intensive and difficult negotiations at the December Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting in Brussels.

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’s Foremost Indicative Forestry Statement Is Published

Monday, December 15th, 2008

Mr. Tony Killeen TD, Minister for Fisheries and Forestry has published the first Indicative Forestry Statement (IFS) for .

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Minister Killeen Welcomes Government Deal With Pig Processors

Friday, December 12th, 2008

Friday, 12 December 2008 - Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Tony Killeen TD, has welcomed the agreement that has been reached between the Government and the Irish pig processing sector, which will see the resumption of large-scale slaughtering and processing.

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New Chairperson For Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

Thursday, 04 December 2008 - The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brendan Smith TD and the Minister of State, Tony Killeen TD have confirmed the appointment of Mr Mark O’Connell as Chairperson of the Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board (ALAB).

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2008 Single Payment Scheme Balancing Payments To Commence Next Monday

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

Wednesday, 26 November 2008 - Junior Agriculture Minister Tony Killeen has confirmed that the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food will commence issuing balancing payments to farmers under the 2008 Single Payment Scheme from Monday next, 1 December.

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Clare Farmers Urged Not To Import Animals From Bluetongue Affected Regions

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

Wednesday, 26 November 2008 - Mr. Tony Killeen T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, has reminded Clare farmers not to import animals from regions most recently affected by outbreaks of the bluetongue virus in cattle.

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Minister Killeen Announces Third Phase Of Bioenergy Scheme

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

Tuesday, 25 November 2008 - Mr Tony Killeen TD, Minister for Fisheries and Forestry, this week announced the commencement of the third phase of the Bioenergy Scheme.

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87% Of All Milk Quota Offered For Sale

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Wednesday, 19 November 2008 - Tony Killeen T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, has welcomed the aggregate results of the fifth Milk Quota Trading Scheme, which is the first of two that will allocate quota in respect of the 2009/2010 quota year.

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