Thursday, 26th
July 2018
East Cork
ICSA rural develop-
ment chairman Seamus Sherlock, in reaction to the publication of the Greenways strategy, said that consultation and respecting
the wishes
of landowners is key. “CPOs have no place in greenway development because a tourism strat- egy that does not have local goodwill cannot succeed.”
“However, ICSA ac-
knowledges the accept- ance by the Minister that the development of a Code of Practice for
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CPOS REMAIN A CONCERN IN GREENWAY STRATEGY
greenway development must first be agreed be- tween the Department and the farm organisa- tions.
The Minister must
understand that adverse impacts on farming op- erations are not accept- able. The suggestion in the strategy that farmers can develop new busi- nesses as a result of the greenway is hopelessly optimistic. No amount of scone sales will miti- gate the disaster of sev- ering a farm in two.”
IFA Hill Committee
Chairman Flor McCar- thy has expressed serious concern at
the number
of Commonage Plans still outstanding. He has called on the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed to convene the Commonage
Imple-
mentation Committee to address this urgent matter as 2017 GLAS fi- nal payments to farmers are being held up.
Recent figures from the Department Agriculture
of point to
around half of CMPs completed, leaving around 2,000 yet to be finalised. IFA estimate that about 4,000 com- monage
still due their final 15% payment for 2017 worth €2.5m.
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IFA CALL ON MINISTER CREED TO ADDRESS THE HIGH NUMBER OF COMMONAGE PLANS STILL OUTSTANDING
farmers are
farmers leader said the Minister should instruct his Department to make contact with planners to determine whether they will complete plans or not. If they are unable to complete CMPs the Department should ap- point planners to finalise plans.
Flor McCarthy has al-
ready expressed concern to Teagasc where they
have contracted GLAS to Farm Relief Servic- es. Some of
the FRS
planners are no longer employed and it is up to Teagasc/FRS to come to alternative arrange- ments.
In some cases, Nutri-
ent Management Plans have also not been sub- mitted and it is vital that these are sent in without delay.
Flor McCarthy also pointed out that at
recent IFA/Department of Agriculture meeting on Commonages, the Department
said the
2018 GLAS payments which are due in No- vember will not be paid unless the CMPs are completed.
the
IFA AND IRISH CANCER SOCIETY ENCOURAGE FARMERS TO FOLLOW SUNSMART CODE TO REDUCE RISKS OF SKIN CANCER
IFA AND IRISH CANCER SOCIE- TY ENCOURAGE FARMERS TO FOL- LOW SUNSMART CODE TO REDUCE RISKS
OF CANCER
The Irish Farmers’ Association and Irish Cancer Society wish to remind farmers and farm families of the im- portance of protecting their skin to reduce the risk of skin cancer.
Skin cancer is one SKIN
of the most common cancers in Ireland with over 11,000 cases of skin cancer diagnosed every year, however the disease can be prevent- ed in nine out of ten cases.
IFA President Joe
Healy said: “To re- duce your risk of skin damage, organise your day so that you are in the shade when UV rays are strongest from 11am to 3pm. It is ad-
@eastcorkjournal / #eastcorkjournal visable to check your
skin regularly for any changes and if you no- tice anything unusual, go to your doctor and get it checked out.”
Cancer Prevention Manager at
of their time
Kevin O’Hagan, the Irish
Cancer Society said: “Farmers who spend most
working outdoors are at risk of skin cancer. Whether it is sunny or cloudy, it’s important to protect
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from April to Septem- ber as you cannot see or feel the UV rays which cause damage to the skin. Up to 90 per cent of UV rays can get through light cloud and it doesn’t have to be a warm and sunny day for dangerous UV rays to be present. Even on cool days UV levels can be high enough to dam- age skin.
The ‘Be Smart – Pro- your skin
tect Your Skin on the Farm’ which is available
online contains impor- tant advice and infor- mation for safe working practice to protect your skin; follow the Sun- Smart Code to reduce the risk:
• S E E K
SHADE: UV rays are at their strongest gener- ally between 11am and 3pm, so plan you day and seek shade during these hours. • CO V ER
UP: by wearing a shirt with a collar and long
shorts. Also wear a hat that gives shade to your face, neck and ears. • W E AR WRAPAROUND SUNGLASSES: make sure they give UV pro- tection. •
USE
SCREEN: Use higher
SUN- sun-
screen with SPF 30 or
and UVA
protection 20 minutes before
going outside
and re-apply every two hours – more often if swimming or perspir- ing.
Tel: 021 463 8000 • Email:
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www.eastcorkjournal.ie • CHECK the
UV index –
www.can-
cer.ie/uvindex
For more information on skin cancer or how to be SunSmart, visit
www.cancer.ie/Sun- smart or call the Irish Cancer Society’s Can- cer Nurseline on Free- phone 1800 200 700.
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