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29th November 2011 • Volume 18, Issue 35 • Leader House, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin. • ISDN 8139966 • Tel: 8•400•200
Vegetable Growers Slam Council
safety,” said Mark McCann, National Vice Chairman of IFA Field Vegetables and Protected Crops. Both Foley and McCann have reassured local growers that the IFA will demand a full and independent risk and impact assessRush man Matt Foley, National ment for all agriChairman of the IFA Field culture, to be Vegetable and Protected Crops paid for by the he continuing resistance County, any mishap would lead to food short- County Council. They have also said they will By Patrick Finnegan to the proposed new ages in the rest of the country.” The worried support the wishes of their members in any plant in such a highly Super Sewage Plant growers have really genuine fears about any way they possibly can. Foley ended by sensitive area. “With being located in the heart of saying: “This is mishaps that the growth of global Ireland’s Market Garden is the Market could lead them population, the siting of “This is the Market Garden of Ireland, spreading like wildfire Garden of to disaster. They this plant without throughout the North County with the lowest rainfall and most fertile Ireland, with the also expressed considering food secuarea. lowest rainfall their concerns soil. Why on earth build such a super rity would constitute The Irish Farmers Association and most fertile that the many gross negligence.” has now entered the ring and plant here? It makes no sense at all” soil. Why on kilometres of He then delivered a stark is throwing its considerable Support the earth build such pipe laying residents of No warning to those responrth County weight and muscle behind Dublin in their efforts would bring massive disruption and possible a super plant here? It makes no sense at all,” in sto pp sible for this sewage ing the 'Super Sewage local vegetable and protected Plant', go to environmental damage, which, they claim, he concluded. plant when he declared: crop growers. They believe www.facebook.com/nos would need due consideration. ewageplant “Due to the scale of food Please like & share that locating the Super A vital element in the production of vegetathis page with you r friends production in the North Sewage Plant in this region bles is the access to clean, non polluted right up your street presents a real threat to future water, which is paramount for horticultural production in the horticulture production. area. The County Leader met Everything here is irrigated up with some very anxious and and in summertime, all crops angry vegetable growers in require irrigation. Growers are Rush last week, who were very audited by an Bórd Bia and forthright in their views about they must ensure that the the sewage plant. One of the water is of the highest quality. nine proposed sites, Rathartan, If there is any trace of e-coli or which encompasses a total of contamination of water, you 41 hectares is visible less than cannot use the Bórd Bia certifia mile away. cation. “Without this certificaMatt Foley, National Chairman tion, supermarkets will not of the IFA Field Vegetable and take your products and your NOW TAKING Protected Crops, who is a Rush business is finished ; it is for BOOKINGS FOR resident, specialising in consumer safety. The presence are vegetable and protected crops growers from Rush who are all opposed to the growing tomatoes, was in no Pictured building of the proposed new Super Sewage Plant. 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