Coveney must intervene immediately to get fodder through French ports – Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin are calling on Minister Simon Coveney to intervene with his French counterpart to have fodder destined for Ireland moved16 through French ports. The party’s Agriculture spokespersons, Martin Ferris TD and Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh are raising the issue in the Dáil and Seanad this morning after spokespersons from farming organisations highlighted an impasse at French ports to
them.
“According to farming spokespersons who have contacted us, some 3200 bales are sitting in French ports waiting to be loaded, but the French dockers are refusing to load
them. Only four containers are to be put on ships headed for Ireland accounting for only 120 bales”, says Ferris. “That is far too little to cope with the present demand.
“The Minister must use his current position as Chairman of the Council of Ministers to get the French authorities to co-operate fully to have these vital foodstuffs transported to Ireland without further delay and help Irish farmers cope with the devastating crisis they find themselves in.
“Galway farmers are incredibly frustrated that they can’t get their hands on this essential fodder”, according to Ó Clochartaigh. “They really can’t understand either why
the Minister is not doing more at a European level to have payments brought forward to help them deal with their massive cash flow difficulties. They are asking us as well to call on the Government to appoint a Minister of State in
the Department of Agriculture now, to assist the senior Minister in dealing with this unprecedented challenge.
“Minister Coveney has been chairing the Council of Ministers, in the middle of CAP and CFP negotiations, as well as ‘burger gate’ and now the fodder debacle. Farmers feel
he can’t do it all and that the Government has not been giving this crisis the attention it deserves. It appears farmers in the six counties have not been affected as badly, where the problems seem to have been handled much more
efficiently by the Sinn Féin Agriculture Minister, Michelle O’Neill”, according to the Sinn Féin representatives.
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Caithfidh Coveney gniomhú láithreach le fodar
a fháil tríd calafoirt na Fraince - Sinn Féin
Tá Sinn Féin ag
impí ar an Aire Talmhaíochta, Simon Coveney, dul chun cainte lena chomhleacaí sa Fhrainc chun fodar atá le teacht go hÉireann a fháil tríd calafoirt na Fraince. Deir urlabhraithe talmhaíochta an pháirtí, Martin Ferris TD agus an Seanadóir
Trevor Ó Clochartaigh go n-ardóidh siad an t-ábhar sa Dáil agus Seanad ar maidin arís, tar éis d’ionadaithe ó na heagrais feirmeoireachta an bac ag calafoirt na Fraince a chuir ar a súile dóibh.
“Dar leis na hurlabhraithe talmhaíochta a bhí i dteagmháil linn, tá suas le 3200 carn fhéir ag suí ag na duganna ag fanacht ar lochtú, ach tá oibrithe sa Fhrainc ag diúltú
iad a lódáil. Níl ach cheithre choiméadán le cur ar loingis atá le teacht go hÉireann agus ní bheidh iontu sin ach 120 carn fhéir”, a deir Ferris. “Ní leor sin le freastal ar an éileamh ollmhór atá ann faoi láthair.
“Caithfidh an tAire a ról reatha mar Chathaoirleach ar Chomhairle na nAirí a úsáid le cur ina luí ar údaráis na Fraince comhoibriú chun an beatha beithíoch riachtanach seo a chuir go hÉireann gan a thuilleadh moille, le cuidiú le feirmeoirí anseo déileáil leis an ngéarchéim reatha.
“Tá frustrachas ollmhór ar fheirmeoirí na Gaillimhe nach féidir leo gréim a fháil ar an mbeatha beithíoch thábhachtach seo”, dar le Ó Clochartaigh. “Ní féidir leo meabhar ar bith a fháil ach an oiread, nach bhfuil an tAire ag déanamh níos mó ag leibhéal na hEorpa le h-íocaíochtaí a thabhairt chun cinn le cuidiú leis na deacrachtaí ollmhóra atá acu ó thaobh sreabhadh airgid di. Tá siad ag iarraidh orainn freisin glaoch ar an Rialtas chun Aire Stáit a cheapadh sa Roinn Talmhaíochta láithreach, chun cuidiú leis an Aire Sinsearach leis an dúshlán dochreidte atá san earnáil.
“Tá an tAire Coveney sa gcathaoir ag Comhairle na nAirí, ag plé leis na comhráití ar na comhpholasaithe talmhaíochta agus iascaigh, chomh maith le déileáil le ‘burger gate’ agus anois an ghéarchéim fodar. Síleann feirmeoirí nach féídir leis gach rud a dhéanann i gceart agus mar thoradh ar seo nach bhfuil tosaíocht cuí tugtha ag an Rialtas don ghéarchéim reatha. Níl rudaí chomh dona sna sé chontae, áit nach bhfuil na feirmeoirí i gcruachás leath chomh dona mar gur cosúil go bhfuil an tAire Talmhaíochta ansin, Michelle O’Neill, Sinn Féin, tar éis na gnóthaí a láimhseáil ar bhealach i bhfad níos éifeachtaí”, dar le hurlabhraithe Oireachtais Shinn Féin.
Sinn Féin are calling on Minister Simon Coveney to intervene with his French counterpart to have fodder destined for Ireland moved16 through French ports. The party’s Agriculture spokespersons, Martin Ferris TD and Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh are raising the issue in the Dáil and Seanad this morning after spokespersons from farming organisations highlighted an impasse at French ports to
them.
“According to farming spokespersons who have contacted us, some 3200 bales are sitting in French ports waiting to be loaded, but the French dockers are refusing to load
them. Only four containers are to be put on ships headed for Ireland accounting for only 120 bales”, says Ferris. “That is far too little to cope with the present demand.
“The Minister must use his current position as Chairman of the Council of Ministers to get the French authorities to co-operate fully to have these vital foodstuffs transported to Ireland without further delay and help Irish farmers cope with the devastating crisis they find themselves in.
“Galway farmers are incredibly frustrated that they can’t get their hands on this essential fodder”, according to Ó Clochartaigh. “They really can’t understand either why
the Minister is not doing more at a European level to have payments brought forward to help them deal with their massive cash flow difficulties. They are asking us as well to call on the Government to appoint a Minister of State in
the Department of Agriculture now, to assist the senior Minister in dealing with this unprecedented challenge.
“Minister Coveney has been chairing the Council of Ministers, in the middle of CAP and CFP negotiations, as well as ‘burger gate’ and now the fodder debacle. Farmers feel
he can’t do it all and that the Government has not been giving this crisis the attention it deserves. It appears farmers in the six counties have not been affected as badly, where the problems seem to have been handled much more
efficiently by the Sinn Féin Agriculture Minister, Michelle O’Neill”, according to the Sinn Féin representatives.
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Caithfidh Coveney gniomhú láithreach le fodar
a fháil tríd calafoirt na Fraince - Sinn Féin
Tá Sinn Féin ag
impí ar an Aire Talmhaíochta, Simon Coveney, dul chun cainte lena chomhleacaí sa Fhrainc chun fodar atá le teacht go hÉireann a fháil tríd calafoirt na Fraince. Deir urlabhraithe talmhaíochta an pháirtí, Martin Ferris TD agus an Seanadóir
Trevor Ó Clochartaigh go n-ardóidh siad an t-ábhar sa Dáil agus Seanad ar maidin arís, tar éis d’ionadaithe ó na heagrais feirmeoireachta an bac ag calafoirt na Fraince a chuir ar a súile dóibh.
“Dar leis na hurlabhraithe talmhaíochta a bhí i dteagmháil linn, tá suas le 3200 carn fhéir ag suí ag na duganna ag fanacht ar lochtú, ach tá oibrithe sa Fhrainc ag diúltú
iad a lódáil. Níl ach cheithre choiméadán le cur ar loingis atá le teacht go hÉireann agus ní bheidh iontu sin ach 120 carn fhéir”, a deir Ferris. “Ní leor sin le freastal ar an éileamh ollmhór atá ann faoi láthair.
“Caithfidh an tAire a ról reatha mar Chathaoirleach ar Chomhairle na nAirí a úsáid le cur ina luí ar údaráis na Fraince comhoibriú chun an beatha beithíoch riachtanach seo a chuir go hÉireann gan a thuilleadh moille, le cuidiú le feirmeoirí anseo déileáil leis an ngéarchéim reatha.
“Tá frustrachas ollmhór ar fheirmeoirí na Gaillimhe nach féidir leo gréim a fháil ar an mbeatha beithíoch thábhachtach seo”, dar le Ó Clochartaigh. “Ní féidir leo meabhar ar bith a fháil ach an oiread, nach bhfuil an tAire ag déanamh níos mó ag leibhéal na hEorpa le h-íocaíochtaí a thabhairt chun cinn le cuidiú leis na deacrachtaí ollmhóra atá acu ó thaobh sreabhadh airgid di. Tá siad ag iarraidh orainn freisin glaoch ar an Rialtas chun Aire Stáit a cheapadh sa Roinn Talmhaíochta láithreach, chun cuidiú leis an Aire Sinsearach leis an dúshlán dochreidte atá san earnáil.
“Tá an tAire Coveney sa gcathaoir ag Comhairle na nAirí, ag plé leis na comhráití ar na comhpholasaithe talmhaíochta agus iascaigh, chomh maith le déileáil le ‘burger gate’ agus anois an ghéarchéim fodar. Síleann feirmeoirí nach féídir leis gach rud a dhéanann i gceart agus mar thoradh ar seo nach bhfuil tosaíocht cuí tugtha ag an Rialtas don ghéarchéim reatha. Níl rudaí chomh dona sna sé chontae, áit nach bhfuil na feirmeoirí i gcruachás leath chomh dona mar gur cosúil go bhfuil an tAire Talmhaíochta ansin, Michelle O’Neill, Sinn Féin, tar éis na gnóthaí a láimhseáil ar bhealach i bhfad níos éifeachtaí”, dar le hurlabhraithe Oireachtais Shinn Féin.
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