Sinn Féin MEP Matt Carthy has said that the Minister for Agriculture must ensure that a €5 million underspend from the Sheep Welfare Scheme goes to sheep farmers. The scheme provides support to sheep farmers for undertaking actions which make a positive contribution
EU must work with farmers to tackle Antimicrobial resistance – Carthy
Sinn Féin MEP for the Midlands North West, Matt Carthy, speaking in the European Parliament’s Agriculture and Rural Development Committee where he will be Rapporteur for a Report on the sector’s response to Antimicrobial Resistance, has said: “Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
Carthy calls for European inquiry into Paradise Papers
Sinn Fein MEP Matt Carthy has called for the European Parliament to establish an inquiry into the Paradise Papers revelations. Over the past year Carthy has been a member of the Panama Papers inquiry committee examining the Mossack Fonseca leak.
Ireland’s AGRI Brexit challenges discussed in European Parliament – Matt Carthy MEP
Sinn Féin MEP Matt Carthy has warned of unpreparedness by both authorities and legislators to deal with consequences of Brexit for the agri-food sector. Speaking in a special debate in the European Parliament’s Agriculture and Rural Development Committee Carthy said: “The
Pobal report a wake up call on crisis facing rural Ireland – Carthy
Sinn Féin MEP Matt Carthy has said that the publication of Pobal’s Deprivation index is a wake up call on the threat to rural Ireland by government policies. He added that the report makes a mockery of the Government’s supposed
Imperative that special arrangements are made for North in any Brexit deal – Carthy
Sinn Féin MEP Matt Carthy has said that it is imperative that the democratic wishes of people in the North of Ireland are upheld and that this meant that North must be granted special designated status within the EU in
Carthy highlights lack of transparency in EU-Japan trade deal
Sinn Féin MEP Matt Carthy last week chaired a number of meetings in Brussels on the threats to public services proposed by the Japan-EU Free Trade Agreement (JAFTA). Speaking from Brussels, Matt Carthy said: “In a July, Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission and Shinzo
Apple finds a new tax haven thanks to Fine Gael’s grace period – Carthy
Sinn Fein MEP Matt Carthy has called on the Irish government to end its sycophantic approach to Apple and finally accept the 13 billion euros in unpaid taxes that the corporation owes to Irish taxpayers. Carthy, a member of the
Irish banks exposed in Paradise Papers – Carthy
Sinn Fein MEP Matt Carthy has called for the Irish Government to investigate the links between AIB and Bank of Ireland to the Appleby law firm at the centre of the Paradise Papers. Carthy, a member of the ongoing inquiry
Jailing of Catalan Ministers is a stain on European democracy – Carthy
Sinn Féin MEP Matt Carthy has condemned the arrest and imprisonment of eight Catalan ministers on charges of rebellion, sedition and misuse of public funds and called on the EU to intervene in the escalating crisis. Matt Carthy aid: “The
