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BE ALERT TO RAGWORT
Ragwort is poisonous to livestock and needs to be handled with care, particularly as the recent humid weather has led to a proliferation of the weed along roadsides. Farmers have to be especially vigilant because [...]
PROGRESS AT BEEF TALKS
I very much welcome progress that has been made in talks between farmers and Meat Industry Ireland aimed at resolving the dispute over beef prices. The parties agreed to a document that commits to a [...]
COMMUNITY GROUPS AND SCHOOLS URGED TO APPLY FOR CLIMATE ACTION FUNDING
A new round of funding to support hundreds of schools, community groups and clubs with projects on climate action and diversity has been launched by my department, the Department of Communications, Climate Action and the [...]
RIGHT MOVE ON DEEP RETROFIT HOMES SCHEME
I very much welcome the Government's decision to process all outstanding applications to deep retrofit homes for energy efficiency and to introduce a new scheme for national implementation. The decision by the Minister for Communications, [...]
GET YOUR APPLICATION RIGHT IF YOU WANT TO GET FUNDING!
I am urging all community organisations to ensure that they take great care in planning and filling out their applications when applying for funding from Government programmes, Pobal, which works on behalf of Government to [...]
SENIORS ALERT SCHEME A GREAT SUCCESS
More than 3,500 older people in County Galway have signed up for the Seniors Alert Scheme since it was first introduced in 2015, latest figures have shown. This is a community-led scheme funded by my [...]