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S.I. No. 457/2002: Appointment of Special Adviser (Minister for Agriculture and Food) Order 2002 The Government, on request of the Minister for Agriculture and Food and in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 11(1) of the Public Service Management Act 1997 (No. Danny Carroll, of 20 Whitethorn Close, Artane, Dublin 5 is appointed to be a Special Adviser to the Minister for Agriculture and Food with effect from 10 July, 2002. This Order Appoints Danny Carroll as Special Adviser to the Minister for Agriculture and Food. www.irishstatutebook.ie /ZZSI457Y2002.html

Irish farmers vital for a yes to Nice - National Miscellaneous - Indymedia Ireland BERTIE AHERN - Irish prime minister said Irish agriculture and food industries are critically dependent on exports to the Single European Market and we cannot afford anything which might hinder or hurt these exports. The support of the Irish farm organisations will be absolutely vital for ensuring a Yes vote on October 19, Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern said when meeting leaders of Ireland's giant agri-food sector in a bid to prevent a second rejection of the Nice Treaty. Mr Ahern said he was "heartened" by the support already given from agri-food groups and he acknowledged that the rural vote could prove decisive. www.indymedia.ie /newswire.php?id=13882

Dail Debates Official Report - 22-06-00 Broughan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development if he has concerns at the increasing level of butterfat now evident in Irish milk, and the subsequent super levy penalties which are being incurred; the measures he proposes to deal with this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. Brennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development the trend in live cattle exports in 2000; the way in which this compares with the numbers exported in the same period in each of the years from 1997 to 1999; and if he will make a statement on the matter. The Minister must accept that the programme of schemes for this country was submitted to Brussels too late and that is the source of this problem. www.irlgov.ie /debates-00/22june/sect3.htm

Irish Times Article - Farmers reject EU plan for agriculture reforms However, the Minister for Agriculture and Food, Mr Walsh, who will negotiate the deal, said it was too early to make a definitive statement on the package, which should be concluded sometime next spring. The EU Agriculture Commissioner, Mr Franz Fischler, acknowledged that some Irish beef producers were likely to produce less as a result of the reforms, and that this would mean less live exports, but he claimed that, overall, Irish farmers would benefit. Mr John Smith, chief executive of the Irish Meat Association, warned that this drop in production of animals could undermine the fabric of Irish agriculture and food-processing industry. www.ireland.com /newspaper/front/2002/0711/1678687663HM1CAP.html

Irish Minister says Ethiopian ready to solve border demarcation problem peacefully: The State Minister lauded the efforts by the Government of Ethiopia to reducing the effects of drought last year and the various measures in pipeline to ensuring food security in the country. Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin said on his part that the assistance provided by Ireland has been in the food security, health and education sectors, all of which have been Ethiopia's priority development agenda. Addis Ababa, February 19,2004(ENA)-Minister of State at the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs with special responsibility for Overseas Development and Human Rights, Tom Kitt said there has been a determination on the side of Ethiopia to solving the problem in the Ethio-Eritrean border demarcation peacefully and through dialogues. www.waltainfo.com /EnNews/2004/Feb/19Feb04/Feb19e1.htm

House of Commons Hansard Debates for 4 Feb 1999 (pt 6) Will the Minister concede that he and the agriculture and wider food industries are today the victims of some premature and unfortunate spinning that occurred on his behalf and in his name only last weekend? The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Mr. There is a crisis in morale in British agriculture, which was given something of a fillip by the suggestion that the Minister would be able to make a positive statement today rather than announcing a six-month delay. www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/cm199899/cmhansrd/vo990204/debtext/90204-06.htm

Irish Minister for Agriculture and Food - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Minister for Agriculture and Food is the senior minister at the Department of Agriculture and Food (An Roinn Talmhaíochta agus Bia) in the Irish Government. The current Minister for Agriculture and Food is Mary Coughlan, TD. Brendan Smith, TD- Minister of State with special responsibility for Food and Horticulture. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Irish_Minister_for_Agriculture

Slovenia Business Week Ireland's presidency, scheduled for the first half of next year, will also focus on questions concerning safe food and animal protection, the Irish agriculture minister told the press after his talks with his Slovenian counterpart Franci But. On the second and final day of his visit to Slovenia, Irish Agriculture Minister Joe Walsh held a meeting with Foreign Ministry State Secretary Andrej Logar that was dedicated to bilateral ties and EU matters. Minister Walsh, who paid the visit at the invitation of Slovenian Agriculture Minister Franci But, presented the advantages that membership of the European Union brought for Ireland, the Foreign Ministry said in a press release. www.gzs.si /SBW/head.asp?idc=14411

Irish Farmers Journal Interactive - 28 June 2003: CAP reform agreed Irish Minister for Agriculture Joe Walsh has promised that negotiations to find a means of implementing the reformed CAP will begin within weeks. The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) is also holding a national council meeting to debate the CAP reforms and to find ways of minimising their impact on dairy farmers. We present here comments from EU President Romano Prodi, France's Minister for Agriculture Hervé Gaymard, and our Northern Ireland editor James Campbell. www.farmersjournal.ie /2003/0628/news/currentedition

Farming Life - Northern Ireland's Agricultural Website Irish Minister for Agriculture and Food, Mary Coughlan, has welcomed the resumption of beef exports to Egypt. Minister Coughlan said she was particularly pleased that it coincided with the critical peak autumn period for beef producers and processors. The Minister explained that the resumption of trade followed on from an intensive series of discussions with the Egyptian authorities over the summer, which culminated in agreement on a new Protocol with the Egyptian Authorities in August. feeds.caironews.net /?rid=57b6e2935a1d467c&cat=d7006824400aaac1&f=1

edie news centre - Irish farmers to get more money for proactive environmental action The Irish Minister for Agriculture and Food, Joe Walsh, announced this week that his revised proposals for the Rural Environmental Protection Scheme (REPS) have been passed from European Commission officials to the Agricultural Structures Committee for formal approval. A pay increase of 28% is on the cards for Irish farmers who sign up to sustain the environment as part of their agriculture practice. Approval is expected next Tuesday, earlier than the expected date at the end of the month, after Mr Walsh pressed the EU Agriculture Minister Franz Fischler to speed up the process. www.edie.net /news/news_story.asp?id=8346

Compassion In World Farming Ireland - Irish Agriculture Write to the Irish Minister for Agriculture (Office of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Agriculture House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2) calling on him to end long journeys for animals going for slaughter or further fattening. Winter 1995 After CIWF and the media highlight the high number of cattle deaths on ships going to the Middle East, the Irish Agriculture Minister brings in new national laws setting higher standards for livestock ships. Once the new wording is drafted, then we will lobby members of the EU Agriculture Committee (which consists of the Agriculture Minister of each EU country) to agree to end to the live animal export trade. www.ciwf.ie /campaigns/campaign_liveanimal.html

House of Commons Hansard Debates for 26 Mar 1999 (pt 7) The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Mr. I thank the Minister for his statement, for his courtesy of letting me have foresight of it and for the way in which he delivered it. What discussions has the Minister had with the Irish Government, or will Northern Ireland have to be excluded from the changes? www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/cm199899/cmhansrd/vo990326/debtext/90326-07.htm

Rural NI :: News :: Agriculture Minister meets SDLP delegation He said: "As Minister for both the Department of Environment and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, I have a unique responsibility to protect water quality in Northern Ireland while at the same time ensuring that there remains a sustainable agricultural industry here. Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Jeff Rooker has met an SDLP delegation to discuss a range of significant issues. The Minister continued: "The Food and Veterinary Office mission and further testing trials has just concluded in GB. www.ruralni.gov.uk /news/story.asp?n=912

ADDRESS AT A PARLIAMENTARY MEDIA BRIEFING BY MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND AFFAIRS MS THOKO DIDIZA The African Ministers of Agriculture working with the Food and Agriculture organisation of the United Nation have produced a detailed programme of the NEPAD agricultural chapter which focus on land and water. In highlighting progress to date in the areas of agriculture and land, one can say that from what we committed ourselves in the beginning of the year and proceeding with what we did not finish in the past year, the progress thus far shows that we have done very well. The enactment of the Land and Agriculture Development Bank Act facilitated a process where the new mandate of this institution is clearly articulated. www.polity.org.za /html/govdocs/speeches/2002/sp0823a.html

Europe Agri : IRISH AGRICULTURE MINISTER CALLS FOR MORE EFFORTS AGAINST WORLD HUNGER.(Noel Treacy)(Brief Article) @ HighBeam Research Speaking at an FAO conference in Montpellier, France, on May 6, Ireland's Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Noel Treacy called upon countries to commit all their efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and reduce hunger. The EU's Irish Presidency has shown an ongoing focus on development issues since it took over in January, organising a number of conferences on issues such as HIV/AIDS and the role of NGOs. Mr Treacy, representing the Irish Presidency of the EU, noted the importance of sustainable national development policies as an essential factor in the fulfilment of the Millennium Development Goals. static.highbeam.com /e/europeagri/may142004/irishagricultureministercallsformoreeffortsagainst/index.html

DARD News: Rodgers says collapse of political Institutions will hit farming The theme of the evening was the Centenary of the formation of the Department of Agriculture in Ireland and the guest list included Irish Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Joe Walsh, as well as many senior Departmental officials. Mrs Bríd Rodgers, MLA, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development has told a gathering of farm leaders in Dublin that a collapse of the Good Friday Agreement would represent a huge setback for the rural community here both North and South. "A collapse of the new institutions of government in Northern Ireland the east/west and north/south bodies would be a huge setback to the rural communities in Ireland North and South," the Minister said. www.dardni.gov.uk /pr2001/pr010019.htm

Dept of Agriculture & Food - Home Minister announces publication of Consultation Paper on new Transport Regulation Coughlan moves to ban the import of beef originating in specific regions of Brazil www.agriculture.gov.ie

State Secretary Logar receives the Irish Minister for Agriculture and Food On 29 October 2003, State Secretary Mr Andrej Logar received the Minister for Agriculture and Food of Ireland, Mr Joe Walsh. State Secretary Logar receives the Irish Minister for Agriculture and Food Among these priorities are future enlargements of the Union, the Lisbon Strategy and the Common Agricultural Policy, which is also important for Slovenia. www.sigov.si /mzz/eng/news_room/news/03102902.html

Irish Government launches new website for farmers to register calf births :: PublicTechnology.net :: e-Government & public sector IT news from The Irish Minister for Agriculture and Food, Mary Coughlan TD, yesterday announced that a new facility to register calf births online was now available to farmers through the Department’s website. The Awards are supported by the Cabinet Office e-Government Unit, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, the Society of Information Technology Management (Socitm), and SOLACE (Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers). The Minister said that this facility would augment the current procedures for registering calf births by providing farmers with the added option of completing applications over the Internet. www.publictechnology.net /modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2118

146107665.doc Mary Coughlan, has been appointed as Minister for Agriculture and Food in the shuffle of the Irish cabinet, September 29. Coughlan formerly held the portfolio of Minister for Social and Family Affairs since 2002 and was previously (Junior) Minister of State for the Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands. Her rural constituency is the capital of the Irish fishing industry and the geographical features of the constituency makes agricultural production difficult. www.fas.usda.gov /gainfiles/200409/146107665.doc

DARD NEWS: Statement by the Minister for Agriculture, Bríd Rodgers, MLA to the Asssembly on the recent North/South Ministerial Council Agriculture Sectoral meeting The Government of the Republic of Ireland was represented by Mr Joe Walsh, TD, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. Since the last meeting of the Council in its agriculture format, a new round of multilateral trade negotiations under the auspices of the World Trade Organisation was launched at the WTO Ministerial Conference in Doha, Qatar, in November last year. Statement by the Minister for Agriculture, Bríd Rodgers, MLA to the Asssembly on the recent North/South Ministerial Council Agriculture Sectoral meeting www.dardni.gov.uk /pr2002/pr020050.htm

International Games News June 2003 Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern handed over the games flag to both the organizers of the next World Winter Games to be held in Nagano, Japan in 2005, and to the next World Summer Games host, Shanghai, China, scheduled to host the games in 2007. Even before the decision taken by the Council of Ministers, the colleagues and the friends in the Arab countries were wondering about the organization. The Dominican Republic's Minister of Public Works has stated that "finger crossing is not necessary" when it comes to the completion of the venues for the Pan-American Games in Santo Domingo, but according to press reports the facilities are far from complete. www.internationalgames.net /june2003.html

Irish Minister for Agriculture @ BasketballLiving.com The Minister for Agriculture and Food is the senior minister at the Department of Agriculture and Food (Irish:An Roinn Talmhaíochta agus Bia) in the Irish Government. Irish Minister for Agriculture and Food, Mary Coughlan, has announced that slap marking of slaughter pigs for export to Northern Ireland will apply for a three-month trial period from February 1. The current Minister for Agriculture and Food is Mary Coughlan, TD. www.basketballliving.com /allabout/Irish_Minister_for_Agriculture_&_Food   (250 words)

Establishment Of A New National Governing Body For Horse Sport In Ireland - Equiworld Magazine March 2003 At a meeting on 21st February 2003, the Equestrian Federation of Ireland, the Irish Horse Board, the Irish Sports Council and the Departments of Arts, Sport and Tourism and Agriculture and Food agreed to work towards the establishment of Horse Sport Ireland as the new unified National Governing Body for Equestrian Sport in Ireland. Mr John O'Donoghue TD, Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism and Mr Joe Walsh TD, Minister for Agriculture and Food, today (Tuesday 4th March, 2003) welcomed the outcome of discussions on the "Proposals on the establishment of Horse Sport Ireland - a new National Governing Body (NGB) for Equestrian Sport in Ireland". The Ministers stated: "The new NGB will significantly strengthen the horse sport sector, bringing a new common purpose to future development and lead to greater organisational efficiencies. www.equiworld.net /uk/ezine/0303/efi03.htm   (335 words)

The Irish Ministers Joe Walsh, T.D. l Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and Food from March 1987 until his appointment to Cabinet as Minister for Agriculture and Food on 11 February 1992. Mary Coughlan was appointed Minister for Social and Family Affairs on 6 June 2002. The members of the Irish Government were nominated by the Taoiseach, approved by the Dáil, and appointed by the President on 6 June 2002. www.hillandknowlton.be /irish_presidency/ministers.html   (335 words)

Joe Walsh TD, Curriculum Vita Having demonstrated his outstanding leadership abilities while presiding over a period of unprecedented growth and development in the Irish food industry, he was appointed to the critical Government position of Minister for Agriculture and Food in 1992. As Minister for Agriculture and Food, Joe Walsh was conferred with an Honorary Doctorate from Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, in 1999 for his strategic vision and commitment towards securing Ireland’s position in the growing European and global market for food and drink. In 1987, in his capacity as Ireland’s first Minister for Food, Joe Walsh was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Institute of Food Science and Technology in recognition of his contribution to the advancement of food science and technology. www.joewalsh.ie /html/cv.htm   (1077 words)

Dept of Agriculture & Food- MINISTER COUGHLAN ANNOUNCES SIGNIFICANT PACKAGE ON SPECIAL BEEF QUOTA OVERSHOOT MINISTER COUGHLAN ANNOUNCES SIGNIFICANT PACKAGE ON The Minister for Agriculture and Food, Mary Coughlan TD, announced today that she had received a positive response from Commissioner Fischer Boel to her request for EU assistance to deal with the overshoot of the Special Beef Premium quota in Ireland. Minister Coughlan said that she had recognised from the outset the problem which the overshoot posed for Irish beef producers. Minister Coughlan said that she had trenchantly repeated Ireland's case during the Commissioner's visit to Ireland on 23 June where the Commissioner had also met farming representatives on the issue. agriculture.irlgov.ie /index.jsp?file=pressrel/2005/141-2005.xml   (563 words)

Dept of Agriculture & Food- MINISTER SMITH VISITS TERRA LIMITED, BAILIEBORO CO. CAVAN Brendan Smith TD, Minister of State with responsibility for Food at the Department of Agriculture and Food today visited Terra Limited, Bailieboro, Co. Cavan to view the spirits and cream liqueur production and bottling facilities and to acquaint himself with the Company's development plans. At the conclusion of the visit Minister Smith said that the success of the Company is down to teamwork, with employees and suppliers playing a vital role in the development of the Company. Commenting on the importance of the beverages industry to the Irish economy, Minister Smith stated that overall exports increased in 2004 by 8% to reach nearly €1bn. www.agriculture.gov.ie /index.jsp?file=pressrel/2005/170-2005.xml   (315 words)

Dept of Agriculture & Food- MINISTER SMITH CONGRATULATES NURSERY STOCK GROWERS INVOLVED IN €450M AMENITY HORTICULTURE INDUSTRY Minister Smith said that greater disposable incomes and increased consumer interest in gardens and outdoor spaces present opportunities for producers of nursery stock, garden furniture and sundry supplies and he urged growers to “work together, pool ideas and develop strategies to increase sales and improve profit margins”. Minister Smith said that all nursery stock producers should consider participating in the Bord Bia Nursery Quality Programme, which aims to help Irish nurseries attain 'best practice' in commercial nursery production and management systems. Minister Smith said that he was pleased that his Department has been able to contribute to the development of the nursery stock sector over the last five years by providing grant aid under the National Development Plan 2000-2006. www.daff.gov.ie /index.jsp?file=pressrel/2005/142-2005.xml   (334 words)

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