Charlie McConalogue, the Coalition s third agriculture minister in seven months, is not one for soundbites, controversy or provoking rows within his own party.
Dermot Kelleher has been elected ICSA National President following a postal ballot of the association’s National Executive members. Following the announcement, Mr Kelleher said he was looking forward to the challenge of dealing with big issues like Brexit, CAP reform and the price of product. “I will be working night and day to make sure that cattle, sheep and tillage farmers get the best possible share of payments because they are, by far, the most dependent on them.”
ICSA president-elect Dermot Kelleher
Hailing from Inchigeela in West Cork where he runs a suckler enterprise, Mr Kelleher currently holds the position of ICSA vice president for Munster. He will take up his position as ICSA president at the association’s AGM in January.
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December 14, 2020 1:54 pm
The establishment of a new authority dubbed the National Food Ombudsman was a commitment included under the Programme for Government agreed earlier this year…but what is the progress on this commitment to date?
This was a question put to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue by independent TD Carol Nolan.
In his response, Minister McConalogue said:
“The Programme for Government includes a commitment to ensure fairness, equity and transparency in the food chain by establishing a new authority called the National Food Ombudsman to enforce the Unfair Trading Practices [UTP] Directive, which must be transposed into Irish law by May 1, 2021; and to have a specific role in analysing and reporting on price and market data in Ireland.”