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Simon Coveney

Type: Person

Name: Simon Coveney

Title: Politician

Organization: Fine Gael Party

Date of Birth: 16/06/1972

Place of Birth: Cork

Nationality: Ireland

Fact Sheet: Biography for Simon Coveney

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

Nicholson set for Dublin CAP talks

Ulster Unionist MEP Jim Nicholson will attend the Informal Farm Council in Dublin next week. Mr Nicholson will be attending on Monday as part of the European Parliament’s delegation in his capacity as agriculture co-ordinator for the ECR Group.This is ... [Published Ulster Unionist Party - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Common Agricultural Policy, Dublin, Agriculture, Simon Coveney

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 2 reports

Intel Corporation

Intel to invest US$1.5m in Tyndall over three years

Intel Corporation said today that it will invest US$1.5m in the Tyndall National Institute at University College Cork over the next three years. This will be the second phase of the companys investment in the research institute and will secure the continued ... [Published Business & Leadership - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Intel Corporation, US 1 Industries Inc, Ireland, Simon Coveney, Photon

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

Simon Coveney

Fodder transport subsidy ends today

The fodder transport subsidy comes to an end today.The scheme has paid for the transport of imported fodder bought to try and alleviate the ongoing fodder shortage. It has significantly reduced the cost of imported bales and has been described as a lifeline ... [Published Donegal Post - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Transportation, Simon Coveney, Crisis

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

Dáil Éireann

Minister Coveney Invites Submissions on Dog Microchipping

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD today announced that his Department is inviting submissions from interested or knowledgeable parties on the microchipping of dogs.Making this announcement, Minister Coveney said that ... [Published Noodls - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Simon Coveney, Animal Health, Social Welfare, Agriculture, Dáil Éireann

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 3 reports

Fine Gael

Approval granted for Killybegs Craft Harbour

Approval has been granted for the development of a Small Craft Harbour at Killybegs Harbour Centre.The development has been sanctioned by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine Simon Coveney.The Harbour will provide a facility for current harbour ... [Published Ocean FM - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Coastal infrastructure, Dinny McGinley, Simon Coveney, Fine Gael

First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 19 hours ago - 1 reports

European Union

Fishery protection

A common EU fisheries policy that lacks an effective oversight regime makes no sense. It is an invitation to abuse, illegality and the destruction of stocks. While public attention has focussed on the dumping of edible fish, a far more important matter ... [Published Irish Times - 19 hours ago]

Entities: European Union, Portugal, Simon Coveney

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 20 hours ago - 2 reports

Councillor warns of dismal weeks ahead with fodder shortages

Fodder shortages are causing difficulties for farmers across the region and Strokestown area representative, Cllr Eugene Murphy (FF) has warned that all those involved will need as much help as they can get in the weeks ahead.“There is still poor growth ... [Published Longford Leader - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Simon Coveney, Cattle, Agriculture

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Farmers to protest outside EU agriculture ministers’ meeting

IFA president John Bryan: "Any backtracking will be a watershed moment for [Coveney’s] credibility." Photograph: David Sleator Farmers are planning to protest at Dublin Castle on Tuesday where the EU’s agriculture ministers are holding an informal farm ... [Published Irish Times - May 23 2013]

Entities: Simon Coveney, Agriculture, European Union, protest

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Minister rules out any advances in payments

Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 at 1:08 pm.The Minister for Agriculture is ruling out any advances in payments to farmers who are struggling financially as a result of the fodder crisis.Roscommon South Leitrim TD Denis Naughten posed the question of making finance ... [Published Shannon Side - May 23 2013]

Entities: Simon Coveney, Denis Naughten, Agriculture, Nitrate

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 8 reports

Horsemeat scandal factory owner wins Burger King deal

The new owner of the factory at the centre of the horsemeat contamination scandal in Ireland has won a contract for Burger King. Kepak Group will supply the fast-food giant’s restaurants across Ireland and the UK with Irish and British beef.Burger ... [Published The Scotsman - May 23 2013]

Entities: Burger King Holdings Inc, Horsemeat Scandal, Ireland, Burger King products, Horsemeat

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 2 reports

Mandatory micro-chipping of dogs to come into effect from 2016

Legislation for the mandatory micro-chipping of dogs and the criminalisation of attendance at dogfights has been passed by both houses of the Oireachtas and will be signed into law by President Michael D Higgins in the coming days.Minister for Agriculture ... [Published Irish Times - May 22 2013]

Entities: Simon Coveney, Animal Health, Michael D Higgins, Social Welfare, Oireachtas

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Horticulture sector to benefit as €4.4m grant gets go ahead

The Department of Agriculture has given the green light to a €4.4m grant aid package for the horticulture sector. The package will provide grants to 175 commercial horticultural producers to assist in funding capital investments in specialist new equipment ... [Published Irish Independent - May 22 2013]

Entities: Simon Coveney, Horticulture, Ireland, Vegetables

Quotes

...Regulations will be made to give effect to this policy in due course. Minister Coveney said that before making firm decisions "i am anxious to hear the views of stakeholders on the subject and, accordingly, my department is inviting submissions about the optimum ways to bring this project on stream. all views expressed will be taken into account in the final decision. there has already been some significant interest in the matter and some parties have already made submissions to his department."

Minister Coveney Invites Submissions on Dog Microchipping [Published Noodls - 8 hours ago]

Simon Coveney, Ireland’s agriculture minister, said: "this is an endorsement of the high-quality product that we are best in the world at producing."

Horsemeat scandal factory owner wins Burger King deal [Published The Scotsman - May 23 2013]

"this bill will apply across the board ??? both to rural and urban areas ??? and to all animals whether they are commercial, domestic or other" said Mr Coveney

Mandatory micro-chipping of dogs to come into effect from 2016 [Published Irish Times - May 22 2013]

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Approval granted for Killybegs Craft Harbour [Published Ocean FM - 8 hours ago]
New small craft harbour for Killybegs [Published Donegal Democrat - 11 hours ago]
Go-Ahead For A Small Craft Harbour [Published Build.ie - 13 hours ago]
Nitrate Laws Relaxed To Ensure Winter Fodder Su... [Published The Cattle Site - 13 hours ago]
Fishery protection [Published Irish Times - 19 hours ago]
Councillor warns of dismal weeks ahead with fod... [Published Longford Leader - 20 hours ago]
N.Ireland - CAP to be ressolved by June [Published Meat Trade News Daily - 22 hours ago]
Ireland - Farming confidence in the future [Published Meat Trade News Daily - 22 hours ago]
Ireland - European farm policy for the next sev... [Published Meat Trade News Daily - 22 hours ago]
Producers sign sustainability pledge [Published fishnewseu.com - May 23 2013]
Farmers to protest outside EU agriculture minis... [Published Irish Times - May 23 2013]
Fodder crisis becoming a grass crisis IFA tells... [Published Donegal Post - May 23 2013]
Amendments to nitrates rules provide necessary ... [Published Offaly Express - May 23 2013]
Minister rules out any advances in payments [Published Shannon Side - May 23 2013]
Ring of Cork Festival showcases community spiri... [Published Irish Central - May 23 2013]
Horsemeat scandal factory owner wins Burger Kin... [Published The Scotsman - May 23 2013]
Mandatory micro-chipping of dogs to come into e... [Published Irish Times - May 22 2013]
Kepak to supply Burger King beef [Published Meath Chronicle - May 22 2013]
Animal Health & Welfare Bill [Published Noodls - May 22 2013]
New future for scandal-hit factory [Published Irish Independent - May 22 2013]
BK sources 100% British and Irish beef for UK [Published MeatInfo.co.uk - May 22 2013]
Farmers beg for fodder as supply crisis deepens [Published Tyrone Constitution - May 22 2013]

Blogs

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Space Technologies Contribute To Job Creation A... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Apr 23 2013] April 21, 2013 Image Caption: Satellite monitoring of offshore wind and ocean conditions could support development of offshore wind farms. Credit: Coastal & Marine Research Centre, UCC ESA Ireland is setting an example for how space technologies ...
Big data for dogs? [Published Marginal Revolution - Mar 29 2013] From Ireland: Legislation requiring all dogs to be microchipped is to be introduced by Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney . Mr Coveney told the Dáil it would take some time to put the necessary regulation in place and there would be a proper ...
Horsemeat fraud: the Irish dimension - part 1 [Published EU Referendum - Mar 15 2013] Simon Coveney, the Irish minister of agriculture yesterday released his government's official report on its investigation into the horsemeat affair. It has been crawled over by the Irish press, such as in the Irish Times (above), which reveals ...
Bute: what the Single Market may be serving up ... [Published Mail Online - Euroseptic: Mary Ellen Synon in B ... - Feb 15 2013] Watch the European Commission’s response to the horsemeat scandal and almost the only thing you are going to see is a public relations exercise to protect the sanctity of the EU’s Single Market. What you are not going to see is any effort to find out ...
Horsemeat scandal: the dead hand of the EU [Published EU Referendum - Feb 14 2013] Consistently, from the very first, we have been characterising this horsemeat scandal as food fraud, with Owen Paterson picking up the theme of an international criminal conspiracy.As the Environment Secretary last night was hurtling down the motorway ...

Press Releases

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The Cork Foundation seeks support from diaspora [Published CisionWire - English - Mar 08 2013]