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Independent councillor for Tallaght, Mick Duff, at a site in Cookstown which is being proposed for a strategic housing development. Photograph: Laura Hutton
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Conor Martin is just about ready to seek fast-track planning approval for 236 new homes near Tallaght in west Dublin, exactly the sort of project the Government is trying to encourage as it battles to boost housing supply. But he has a big problem.
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A TD has accused a farmer group of “shocking behaviour” and “abuse” following an online meeting this month.
Fianna Fáil Galway East TD Anne Rabbitte took to social media to issue a statement on the matter, saying: “I’ve been mulling over whether to comment on my recent meeting with the Individual Farmers of Ireland group on Friday, May 14.
She added: “I strongly feel a public statement is necessary, such was the shocking behaviour encountered during the online meeting”.
In the statement, the TD – who serves as the minister of state for disability – said: “I know all too well the importance of farming to our country and the struggles facing farmers and their families.