On Your Side in Clare

Joe Carey TD

WORKING FOR THE FUTURE

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2 Oct

Govt provides €38,066 for community centre in County Clare

  I can confirm that €38,066 is being provided for community centres in County Clare and will be put to extremely good use. This is part of a €3.2 million funding announcement by the Department of Social Protection to support the operation of community centres and facilities for 91 not-for-profit companies nationally. I am delighted […]

30 Sep

€500 million EU aid package will benefit farmers in Clare

The announcement of a €500 million EU aid package is good news for farmers in County Clare. We are waiting to find out how much will be allocated to Irish farmers. This fund will be used to ensure the provision of a 70% rate of advance payment payable under the direct payment schemes. The package […]

20 Sep

Steady economic recovery continues with 24.6% drop in Live Register since 2012 – Carey

A 24.6% drop in the Live Register since the launch of the Action Plan for Jobs in 2012 indicates the steady growth in the economy in County Clare. Each week in 2015 over 1,300 jobs have been added to the economy showing that the Government’s plan to get the economy back on track is working. […]

28 Aug

EU must do more to help dairy farmers and stabilise markets

The dairy industry in Ireland is a huge driver in this economy and employs as many people outside the farm gate as it does inside the gate. Farming as an industry sees peaks and troughs and is at the mercy at times of international markets and geo political events.   I believe there is a […]

19 Aug

Inclusion of Cliffs of Moher on Lonely Planet top 500 attractions is huge boost for local tourism – Carey

  The Lonely Planet is a hugely popular and respected voice among international travellers. The inclusion of the Cliffs of Moher in their global ‘bucket list’ of must see attractions is a fantastic recognition which can only bode well for visitor numbers to our county.   The beauty and allure of the Cliffs of Moher […]

7 Aug

July Parliamentary Questions

Parliamentary Question No.  372       To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount that has been collected early by Irish Co-operatives in milk super levy moneys from October 2014 to March 2015; his plans for redistributing these moneys, should a farmer now wish to avail of the Instalment Scheme […]

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