Yesterday, the Taoiseach told Radio Kerry News that he was committed to appointing a successor to Michael Healy-Rae who resigned as minister of state at the Department of Agriculture last month after he voted no confidence in the government. The Kerry independent TD was junior minister with responsibility for forestry, horticulture, and farm safety. Jerry spoke Padraig Stapleton who’s chair of the IFA Farm Forestry Committee.
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