Archive for February, 2010
Killeen Announces New Support Schemes For Fisheries Sector
Tony Killeen TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food today opened the Irish Skipper - Inshore Fisheries Expo in Galway. (more...)
Ryanair To Continue Operating Flights From Shannon To Liverpool And Edinburgh
Minister of State and Clare Fianna Fail T.D. Tony Killeen says he has received notification from the Shannon Airport Authority that Ryanair has reversed an earlier decision to withdraw its services from Shannon to Liverpool and Edinburgh. (more...)
Code Of Practice For The Welfare Of Pigs Is Launched
A new booklet produced by the Farm Animal Welfare Advisory Council (FAWAC) on a Code of Practice for the Welfare of Pigs has been launched. (more...)
Carers Gather For National Respite Weekend And Conference
Caring for Carers Ireland 19th Annual Respite Weekend and Conference will take place on Friday 26th to Sunday 28th February 2010 in the Radisson Blu Hotel Galway. (more...)
Funding For Cattle And Sheep Breeding Initiatives
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Tony Killeen, T.D., has welcomed the allocation 1.5 million euro under the National Development Plan to the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) for a range of beef, dairy and sheep breed improvement projects. (more...)
Transport Minister Asked To Invest Travel Tax Revenue In International Cargo Hub
Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey has been asked to invest some of the millions of euro in revenue generated by the 10 euro air travel tax into the development of an international cargo hub at Shannon Airport. (more...)
Additional Support For New Entrants To Dairying
Junior Agriculture Minister and Clare T.D., Tony Killeen has confirmed plans by the Department of Agriculture to allocate the second of five annual increases of one per cent in milk quotas agreed under the so-called "health check" of the CAP reform. (more...)
Killeen Launches Ireland’s Proposals On The Reform Of The Common Fisheries Policy
Tony Killeen T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food today launched Ireland's proposals on the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy. Following the launch of the EU Commission's Green Paper on the Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy, Minister Killeen appointed Dr Noel Cawley to co-ordinate consultation [...]
Financial Boost For Clare’s Dairy Farmers
Clare farmers will receive money under the EU emergency dairy compensation fund on a flat rate basis, Junior Agriculture Minister Tony Killeen confirmed today. (more...)
Irish Primary Schools Can Save Hundreds Of Euro By Installing Waterless Technology
One of the Mid West Region’s best known primary schools has moved to reduce its annual water and sewer charges by installing waterless urinal systems. (more...)
NCBI Audio Book Club Wins Inaugural Competition
The National Council for the Blind of Ireland (NCBI) Audio Book Club from County Dublin has been named overall winner of Ireland’s first ‘Book Club of the Year Award’. (more...)
Single Payment Scheme Online Application Facility Opens For Business
The Department of Agriculture’s online application facility for the 2010 Single Payment Scheme – SPS iNet – was opened for business this week, which is six weeks earlier than the opening date under the 2009 Scheme. (more...)
Clare County Council Statement RE: Ennis Circuit Court Case
Clare County Council was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Authority for breaches of the Health and Safety Acts in May 2006 at Ennis Circuit Court today. (more...)
Applications Deadline Reminder For University Language Programme
Junior Minister Tony Killeen has reminded Clare students and teachers that the deadline for applications for the Ireland Canada University Foundation’s Irish language awards is Friday March 5th next. (more...)
2020 Strategy Welcomed By Killeen
The development of a long-term strategy for the agri-food, forestry and fisheries sectors will place the industries at the forefront of the country’s export-led economic recovery. (more...)