Independent Clare TD Michael McNamara says the Government’s Agricultural & Food Supply Chain Bill is not credible in the Irish context if it does not even refer to processors.
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An Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill that doesn’t even mention processors isn’t credible. A regulator without the power to probe the commercial relationship between processors or the impact of processor owned/controlled feedlots on prices cannot succeed no matter how well intentioned.
Independent Clare TD Michael McNamara has received a commitment from Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in Dáil Eireann today that tomorrow’s (Wednesday) scheduled discussion of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill will be extended.
Independent TD Michael McNamara has expressed concern the Government’s proposed Agri-Food Regulator could be a “toothless tiger.”
Read MoreClare Independent TD Michael McNamara has explained to the Government that some farmers in the Burren and Slieve Aughty regions of Clare are worse off now under the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) than they were under the Burren Life and Hen Harrier projects.
After replacing the Burren Life and Hen Harrier projects with a scheme that’s easier for them to administer but leaves farmers and the environment in the Burren and Slieve Aughty worse off, Minister McConalogue’s civil servants are still “considering” a solution without even a timeline for a decision.
Clare Independent TD Michael McNamara, who first proposed the transfer of the Clare assets of Shannon Heritage to Clare County Council in 2020, has welcomed the approval by Cabinet of a financial support package to facilitate the move.
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Independent Clare TD Michael McNamara says the absence of any Electric Vehicle (EV) charge points in the entire Killaloe Municipal District is damaging tourism in the region and is acting as a disincentive for local people considering switching to an electric car.
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Independent Clare TD Michael McNamara has criticised the “inordinate delay” in delivering a second NCT centre for County Clare.
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The need to develop a fully independent second level Gaelcholáiste in County Clare has been raised in the Dáil by Independent Clare TD Michael McNamara.
Read MoreThis week, as the Dáil voted to buy carbon credits from Slovakia, the Government has yet to produce a plan outlining how it will meet its target of 5GW offshore energy generation by 2030.
My opinion piece in this week’s Sunday Independent.
