The Government needs to build on the success of initiatives like the food hub operated by the Simon Community in the Mid West if it is to meet its target of reducing food waste by half over the next eleven years.
Work on the long-awaited Ennis South Flood Relief scheme is expected to get under way within the next ten weeks, according to Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe.
Funding allocated to Clare from the Department of Rural and Community Development last year represented a 71 per cent increase on the allocation for 2017, Fine Gael TD Joe Carey has confirmed.
