An extension to the BEAM scheme for farmers must be secured by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, according to Roscommon-Galway TD Michael Fitzmaurice. Reacting to today’s news…
Efforts to secure EU supports for the heavily-impacted beef sector in light of Covid-19 must continue, according to independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice. During a video conference call with the Minister…
The Beef Market Taskforce needs to be reconvened as a matter of urgency, according to independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice. The Roscommon-Galway representative called on the chair of the taskforce, Michael…
The latest round of approvals for 14 additional meat factories in Ireland to begin exporting beef to China must bear fruit for farmers, according to independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice. …
Amid the growing levels of frustration and anger among farmers, independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice has called for the crunch beef talks to be restart. As reports emerge of farmers returning…
There has been a lack of meaningful progress which will truly benefit the beef sector following the conclusion of crunch talks between industry stakeholders, according to Michael Fitzmaurice TD. The…
Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice believes that the decision by members of Meat Industry Ireland (MII) to resort to legal action in an effort to remove protests from their gates is…
Farmers have been encouraged to reject the ‘sweetheart’ deals being offered by some factories as protests continue into the latter half of the first week. Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice has…
Yesterday’s protest in Dublin organised by the Beef Plan Movement needs to be the beginning of a “rural revival”, Michael Fitzmaurice TD has claimed. Fitzmaurice commended the organisers for “sowing…
Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice believes the European negotiating team involved in the agreement as part of the Mercosur trade deal has totally betrayed Irish farmers. In recent days, it was…