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Marian welcomes Belgian referral of CETA Investment Courts to ECJ
Date: September 6, 2017
Today Marian welcomed the decision of the Belgian federal and regional governments to refer the Investor Courts System of the EU-Canadian trade deal (CETA) to the European Court of Justice for its opinion on such courts’...[more]
€900 toll for Irish Hauliers from France to Italy
Date: June 20, 2017
Irish export industry threatened by Brexit requires urgent action by government to ease extra costs which will arise in getting goods to market.[more]
Rare Breeds Deserve EU Support – Harkin
Date: June 20, 2017
Just as the government had recognised the need to protect the country’s built and archaeological heritage it was surely as justified to retain and protect live evidence of a 5,000 year old species that grazed around the...[more]
EU Consumer Confidence Shattered by Brazilian Beef Scandal
Date: April 4, 2017
Trust in the ability of the EU to protect the interests of EU Consumers had been shattered by the current inspection failures revealed in relation to Brazilian beef.[more]
Call for Ban on Brazilian Beef
Date: March 23, 2017
The revelation that Brazilian meat plants approved to export to the European Union had been discovered exporting beef unfit for consumption has led to Marian calling for a ban on shipments to the EU.[more]
Free Range Egg Producers Deserve State Support
Date: March 15, 2017
Free-range egg producers who face substantial monetary losses, due to restrictions placed on them in relation to Avian Flu must be compensated by the State.[more]
Threat to Sligo Veterinary Laboratory Conflicts with Government Rural Policy
Date: February 20, 2017
The proposal by the Department of Agriculture & Food to close Regional Veterinary Laboratories such as that in Sligo, and to centralise services elsewhere, has been described by Independent MEP Marian Harkin as flying in the face...[more]
CETA deals a blow to Irish Beef Sector
Date: February 15, 2017
In the European Parliament today, Marian voted against the proposed EU trade agreement with Canada.[more]
Are Finance and Revenue facilitating continuation of VAT Abuse Scheme?
Date: February 6, 2017
Why are some politicians, Government bodies and certain farming organisations willing to allow the continuation of a scheme which is an abuse of the VAT flat rate addition leading to the facilitation of significant over-claiming...[more]
Ireland Will Leave itself Open to €Multi Million Claims
Date: November 21, 2016
It was horrifying that the government had provisionally signed up to the EU Canadian (CETA) trade deal without Dail debate, and approval. One of the consequences of this is that it would leave Ireland open to €multi million...[more]
