Thursday, 24th
May 2018
East Cork
ICSA rural ment develop- chairman Seamus
Sherlock has said it’s time for Minister Flanagan and the Department of Justice to consider amendments to the scheme introduced to help local communities install CCTV systems as a crime prevention measure. “Funding was allocated but the take up has been miniscule. We cannot al- low the funding to go un- used because of an overly arduous application pro- cess,” he said. “Recent figures released by the Department
of
Justice indicate that only 4% of the €3m CCTV
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funding available has been spent. Reaching the half- way point in the scheme and with only €120,000 spent indicates a problem somewhere. An urgent re- view needs to be carried out at this stage to see how local communities can be further assisted with utilis- ing the scheme. Of par- ticular importance is clar- ification as to whether the Gardaí or local authorities are responsible managing the footage collected.” Mr Sherlock was speak-
ing at a ceremony In Wa- terford Institute of Tech- nology (WIT) to mark the official handing over of
the Agricultural Crime in Ireland reports to the Luke Wadding library. The re- ports were compiled by Dr Kathleen Moore Walsh, a lecturer in Law and Crim- inology and Louise Walsh, a lecturer in Accounting and Finance, following the ICSA/WIT
Crime Survey. The study examined crimes that oc- cur solely on farms or re- lating to farming activities. The significant findings
of each of the three re- ports are as follows: Report 1 provided data
on the incidence of agri- cultural crime in Ireland and found that two thirds
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of farmers have experi- enced crime relating to their farming enterprise. Report 2 provided data
on financial costs experi- enced by farmers arising from agricultural crime and indicated an average cost of €4,328 per re- spondent with experience of an incident(s) of ag- ricultural crime. The re- port also found that many farmers were reluctant to report thefts due to the risk of rising insurance premi- ums. It found that on av- erage farmers were willing to take a financial hit of €1,771.00 rather than re- port the incident.
Report 3 provided data
on agricultural crime re- porting to Gardaí and in- dicated that 45% of such crimes go unreported. Concluding Mr Sher-
lock said, “The nature and scale of agriculture specif- ic crime has been well and truly established with this survey and subsequent re- ports. Rural people want more resources in commu- nity policing, stiffer sen- tences for repeat offenders and closer consultation be- tween rural stakeholders, local authorities and An Garda Siochana.”
ICSA Welcomes Deal To Supply Asian Corporation With Irish Beef
ICSA beef chairman
Edmund Graham has welcomed news of a deal between
the ABP Food
Group and Asian restau- rant
Corporation. The
group Wowprime three
year deal, valued at €50 million, will see the Irish owned meat processor sup- ply beef to the Wowprime network of restaurants across China.
deal Mr Graham said, “Securing
of this that
Commenting on the deals
nature around the world is testament to the quality produce of Irish farmers, so it is imperative
farmers should benefit from it. With the Chinese
looking for superior quali- ty beef it could also help stop the decline in num- bers of the suckler cow herd. The main thing is that this move should un- derpin a badly needed price rise to make cattle farming sustainable
and
not just add to the profits of processors.” Continuing Mr Gra- ham said, “For too long the financial benefits of such deals have not trick- led down to the primary producer. Farmers cannot always be expected to do more for less. The proof of this pudding will once again be in the price beef farmers can achieve.”
Glanbia Staff Complete Management Development Programme Glanbia branch staff
from Kilmeaden (Co. Waterford) and Castle- lyons (Co. Cork) were among a group of 16 Glanbia branch staff who have
successfully
completed a sophisticat- ed Management Devel- opment Programme, de- signed exclusively for the Irish co-operative sector by ICOS Skillnet - the learning and develop- ment division of ICOS (Irish Co-operative Or- ganisation Society). The ICOS Skillnet
programme ties in close- ly with the objectives of Food Wise 2025 – the strategic plan for the agrifood sector which targets 85% export growth to €19 billion by 2025 and the creation of 23,000 new jobs over the period. The programme also prioritises man- agement
development
by co-operatives in line with the Report on Fu- ture Skills Needs in the Food and Drink Sector which is necessary to achieving Food Wise
2025. The
The programme was co-operative
sector is funding the initiative and owns the intellectual property for the programmes which are also recognised and accredited through the Irish Institute of Train- ing and Development. The
courses mix lec-
tures and workshops with self-directed learn- ing, covering leadership, influencing and delega- tion,
change manage-
ment, communications and assertiveness, per- formance management, conflict
resolution,
commercial awareness, time management and the importance of high quality HR practices. Each participant
delivered specifically for the Agri-Retail staff in Glanbia branches on this occasion. Whereas pervious courses offered in the sector tended to be ‘function specific’, participants in the new programme in general are from a wide range of occupations includ- ing Agri-Retail Branch Managers, Production Supervisors, Plant Man- agers, Accounts Man- agers, Mill Managers, Shift Managers, Site Managers, Sales Man- agers, Maintenance Supervisors and Payroll Administrators. This is designed to create a multi-disciplinary
ap- in
the Management De- velopment Programme undertook a ‘DISC’ psy- chometric personal as- sessment test in advance to give
into how they
them insights handle
or react to certain situ- ations and scenarios in their business lives and careers.
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proach reflective of real organisational and busi- ness conditions. Congratulating the
award recipients, ICOS Vice-President Michael Spellman said, “The ICOS Skillnet management ment
programme
develop- is
making an important contribution to the com-
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• Glanbia South Area recipients with Joe Barry, Glanbia Operations Manager at the ICOS Skillnet Management Development Programme Glanbia Graduation day
in Portlaoise. From left: James Halley, Glanbia Kilmeaden; Joe Barry and Damien Roche, Glanbia Castlelyons.
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petitiveness of our in- dustry. It supports talent development
and cre-
ates competitive advan- tages for businesses by
ensuring the availability of skilled managers and leaders for the future, based on best practice and strong business
management ples.”
princi-
ICOS Skillnet is fund- ed by Skillnet
Ireland and member compa-
nies. Skillnet Ireland is funded from the Na- tional Training Fund through the Department of Education and Skills.
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