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The new TB financial working group is due to receive a cost-benefit analysis of the programme in the coming days. \ Philip Doyle
Farm organisations are concerned that farmers will be asked to bear the brunt of the spiralling costs in the bovine TB programme.
As disease trends have deteriorated, the annual spend on controlling TB has reached almost €100m, with the State plugging gaps left by reducing EU support for the programme.
However, farm organisations stressed that farmers are carrying the costs of increasing TB reactors and restrictions at a recent meeting of the Oireachtas agriculture committee.
Financing model
Initial findings of a Beef Taskforce report shows that farmers receive 80pc of revenue generated from Irish beef sales, Meat Industry Ireland (MII) has stated.
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Two candidates will battle it out to become the 38th president of Macra na Feirme.
John Keane from Co Laois, a member of Devil s Bit Macra in north Tipperary, and Daniel Long from south Tipperary are the two candidates for the role.
There will be a battle for the role of Munster vice-president with Áine McCarthy from Imokilly in Cork and Elaine Houlihan both nominated.
The elections of Leinster and North West vice-president look to be a much simpler affair, with one candidate running for each position.
Claire Gough, from Meath, is running for the Leinster role and Luna Orofiamma, from Cavan, is running for the role in the North West.