Environment
Electricity bills to 'jump by an unjustifiable €54' tomorrow to 'subsidise' green energy
Independent TD Denis Naughten has said that the “jump by €54 a year” in electricity bills from tomorrow (Thursday, October 1)...
Denis Naughten
Agri Politics
Budget must deliver €200 for suckler cows - Naughten
Budget 2021 must deliver for suckler farmers by introducing a new suckler cow environmental scheme paying €200 for the first...
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Native Tree Area Scheme makes planting trees easier
If you’re a farmer looking to generate extra income, the Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) is a great opportunity to...
Forestry
Dáil committee gives approval to fast-track reform of forestry appeals system
The Dáil Business Committee has approved the fast tracking of the Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2020 to deal with the...
Agri Politics
PGI application will be 'final nail in the coffin of the suckler industry' - Naughten
Addressing the new Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue in the Dáil last night (September 15), Roscommon-Galway TD Denis Naughten said...
Beef
'We must hunt Covid-19 out of meat plants not chase it' - Naughten
Independent TD Denis Naughten has expressed dismay at the Health Service Executive’s (HSE) decision to suspend the Covid-19 screening of...
Beef
Farmers 'could be losing €168/head due to grading machines' - Naughten
Beef farmers could be “losing up to €168/head” due to the lack of accuracy on mechanical beef grading machines in...
Beef
Mechanical carcass grading suspended twice so far in 2020
Mechanical grading for carcasses has been suspended on two occasions so far in 2020, but no factory has been fined...
Rural Life
Financial incentive needed 'to fill vacant houses in rural areas' - Naughten
Independent TD Denis Naughten has said there is “a number of rural villages that have high-speed broadband and vacant houses”,...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Agri Politics
Culling our cattle 'good for climate maths...but not our planet'
The current system of calculating climate emissions discriminates against a food exporter such as Ireland and is also harmful for...
Beef
Some meat plant staff retested for Covid-19 after testing issues
Following the mass testing of meat plant staff at a number of facilities for Covid-19, 13 individuals had to be...
Rural Life
Concern remains over contact tracing among meat plant staff
Concerns remain over the tracing of close contacts among staff at meat plants who have become infected with Covid-19. In...
Rural Life
Publication of Just Transition report welcomed - 'but action needed now'
The publication of the Just Transition commissioner report has been welcomed by Denis Naughten – but the independent TD warned...
Agri Politics
'Meat plant cluster lessons must be learned...or risk of second wave looms'
The country faces the risk of a second wave of Covid-19 if lessons are not learned from the “mistakes” made...
Beef
Meat plants given employees' Covid-19 test results before workers themselves
Management at some meat plants were given the results of their workers’ Covid-19 tests before the workers themselves, Minister of...
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RDS Announces Opening of Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards
In its sixth year, the RDS Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards celebrates the work of individuals, farming families and...
Agri Politics
Dáil to question 3 ministers on meat plants in 'historic move'
The Dáil will take the “unprecedented step” of questioning three cabinet ministers in a single Dáil session on the scale of...
Beef
Covid-19 clusters affecting 'up to half the workforce' in some meat plants
Covid-19 clusters are affecting up to half the workforce in some meat plants, independent TD for Roscommon-Galway Denis Naughten told...
Agri Politics
'Fundamental flaws' in Covid-19 measures in meat industry 'must be addressed'
The Health Service Executive (HSE) has been called on by independent TD Denis Naughten to immediately convene its multi-agency group...
Beef
HSE to set up multi-agency group to look at meat plant clusters
The Health Service Executive (HSE) has established a multi-agency group to look at the current Covid-19 outbreaks in the meat...