MEP Maria Walsh: 3-Month Update Following Re-election
It’s hard to believe it’s already been over three months since I was re-elected as your Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Midlands North-West! Time has flown by, and I’ve been busy working hard to ensure your voices are heard here in Brussels. Here’s a quick update on what we’ve been up to and […]
€2 billion farming package key to easing costs of green transition for farmers – MEP Walsh
The largest ever package of €2 billion for the agricultural sector announced as part of Budget 2025 will ease the costs of the green transition for farmers, while the failure to cut VAT will come as a blow to many SMEs, MEP Maria Walsh has said. Maria Walsh, MEP for Midlands-North West, said: “While Budget […]
MEP Maria Walsh reiterates calls for the establishment of Minister of State for Fisheries
As representatives from the Irish fishing industry meet with MEPs in Brussels today, MEP Maria Walsh has doubled down on calls for the establishment of a new Minister of State with specific responsibility for fisheries and the marine. MEP Maria Walsh met with the Seafood Ireland alliance today to discuss the challenges facing the Irish […]
Budget 2025: Ireland can’t afford to ignore Europe – MEP Maria Walsh
Budget 2025 must not forget about European projects and priorities, including Nature Restoration Law, critical infrastructure projects and increased spending on mental health services, Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh has said. As the Government prepares to announce Budget 2025, Midlands-North West MEP Maria Walsh has called for an approach that ensures Ireland’s commitments to both […]
New ATU vet school boosts educational offering of Midlands-North West – MEP Maria Walsh
Work must begin immediately on developing the new veterinary school in ATU, which will provide a major boost to the educational offering of the Midlands-North West, MEP Maria Walsh has said. MEP Walsh, member of the European Parliament’s Agricultural and Rural Development Committee, has long campaigned for Atlantic Technological University (ATU) to be the chosen […]
CAP reform must include targeted income supports and scrapping of red-tape barriers – MEP Walsh
Maria Walsh MEP has called for a comprehensive reform of the CAP ahead of a debate in the European Parliament on the report on the Strategic Dialogue for the Future of EU Agriculture. MEP Walsh, member of the European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, has also said that the CAP, in its current […]
Future of EU Agriculture Report recommends CAP overhaul and independent funding for Nature Restoration measures – MEP Walsh
Maria Walsh MEP, member of the European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, has welcomed today’s publication of the report on the Strategic Dialogue for the Future of EU Agriculture. The report outlines key initiatives for the future of European agriculture including an overhaul of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), an independent fund for […]
Farming community must ensure they tend to their mental health – MEP Maria Walsh
With suicide ideation twice as high among the farming community as in the general population, it’s time we addressed the silent and heartbreaking pandemic, says MEP Walsh Farming communities across rural Ireland are being urged to ensure they are tending to more than their land and livestock this Christmas, with suicide ideation twice as high […]
Rural Ireland must not be overlooked in Budget allocations – MEP Maria Walsh
Budget 2023 failed to deliver the resources needed for regional development across rural Ireland The Government has a responsibility to invest in the future of rural Ireland, with substantial funding needed for improved infrastructure and resources for the regions. That is the message being delivered by MEP Maria Walsh, ahead of Tuesday’s Budget. The Midlands-North-West […]
Education is key to the future of agriculture and farming in rural Ireland – MEP Maria Walsh
Farming must be presented as a viable and attractive career to encourage more young people to get involved Education is key to the future of agriculture and farming in rural Ireland. That was the message delivered by MEP Maria Walsh, when she addressed graduates of the Teagasc Green Certificate in Balla Community Centre on Friday […]
