Archive for February 24th, 2010
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...)