The Government of Ireland will be represented at the National Ploughing Championships this year with 7 Government Departments and over 50 state funded agencies, bodies and organisations - including Abhaile (the mortgage arrears support service), Workplace Relations Commission, the Health and Safety Authority, the Office of Emergency Planning, and Revenue.
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The theme for the Government’s presence is “Your Government, Your Community”. Staff and volunteers from Departments and organisations will be on hand to answer queries and provide information on a wide variety of services and supports for farming, training, environmental and other needs. A variety of events will also take place such as library readings and Irish Water Safety Demonstrations.
This year, there will also be a central Government of Ireland marquee in place, to support Departments and State Agencies in connecting with visitors to the National Ploughing Championships 2018. A series of panel discussions and talks will be held over the three days with participation from Government and State Agencies covering a range of topics such as Brexit, the agricultural economy, investment in rural Ireland and supporting communities and sustainable growth in rural Ireland.
People can submit questions and concerns for these discussions in advance by following @merrionstreet on Twitter.
Ministers planning to attend the Ploughing Championships this year (Cabinet and Government duties permitting) are:
Tuesday 18 September 2018
Minister of State Breen, Minister of State Byrne, Minister of State English, Minister of State Mitchell O’Connor and Minister of State Cannon
Wednesday 19 September 2018
An Taoiseach, An Tánaiste, Minister Creed, Minister Flanagan, Minister Humphreys, Minister Madigan, Minister Naughten, Minister Ring, and Minister of State Doyle, Minister of State Breen, Minister of State Moran, Minister of State Stanton and Minister of State O'Donovan.
Details on their planned events are available at www.gov.ie/ploughing2018
Thursday 20 September 2018
Minister Flanagan, Minister Ring, Minister of State Doyle, Minister of State Kyne
Details of all Ministerial planned events are available at www.gov.ie/ploughing2018
Hashtag: #govploughing18
Events in the Government of Ireland Marquee
Tuesday 18th
10am-11am: Met Eireann, Evelyn Cusack Head of Forecasting, and Keith Lampkin Expert in Agricultural Meteorology
12.00-1pm: Healthy Counties - Healthy Ireland, Kate O’Flaherty Director of Health and Well-being at the Department of Health
2.30pm-4pm: Supporting Sustainable Rural Communities, Tim Gaston Director of Public Transport Services at the National Transport Authority, Niall Treacy Director of Marketing at Fáilte Ireland, Geraldine Fitzpatrick Head of Roads Capital Programme at Transport Infrastructure Ireland, Maurice Buckely Chairman of the OPW, moderated by Kate Kennelly of Kerry County Council
Wednesday 19th
11.30am-12.30pm: Brexit, Ireland's Agricultural Sector and the Economy, An Tánaiste, Minister Michael Creed, Minister Heather Humphreys, moderated by Siobhán Masterson IBEC
14.30pm-15.30pm: Investing in Rural Ireland and Rural Connectivity, Minister Naughten, Minister Ring, Minister of State O’Donovan, Minister of State Stanton, moderated by Sinead Ryan, journalist
Thursday 20th
11.30am - 12.30pm: Supporting Sustainable Rural Communities, Minister Ring, Minister Flanagan, Minister Kyne, moderated by Ann Doherty, Chief Executive of Cork City Council
2pm-3pm: Recycling List Ireland, Recycling Workshop
Further details of planned Ministerial events, full downloadable versions of Useful Information, and a full running order including all events across the 7 Government Departments and suite of state supported agencies are available at www.gov.ie/ploughing2018
Full list of Government and State supported exhibitors at the National Ploughing Championships 2018
Abhaile - Free Mortgage Arrears Support Service Mayo County Council
An Garda Síochána Met Eireann
Bord Bia, Irish Food Board Money Advice and Budgeting Services (MABS)
Building Standards Muintir na Tíre
Bus Eireann National Advocacy Service (NAS)
Central Statistics Office National Learning Network
Citizens Information Board National Property & Land Information Centre
Citizens Information Service (CIS) National Screening Service
Civil Defence in Offaly County Council Office of Emergency Planning
CORU Offaly County Council
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Offaly Tourism
Department of Communications, Climate Action, and Environment Office of Public Works, The
Department of Rural and Community Development Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement
Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Ombudsman For Children's Office
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection Ordnance Survey Ireland - OSI
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Patents Office
Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government Planning & Development
Destination Athlone Property Registration Authority - PRA
Discover Boyne Valley Property Services Regulatory Authority
Eircode Rebuilding Ireland
Enterprise Ireland Residential Tenancies Board
Government of Ireland Revenue
Health and Safety Authority Road Safety Authority
Housing Roscommon Tourism Network
Iarnród Éireann Science Foundation Ireland
Insolvency Service of Ireland (ISI) Skills for Work
Intertrade Ireland Sligo Tourism Ltd
Irish Coast Guard SOLAS (The Further Education and Training Authority)
Irish Youth Justice Service Student Universal Support Ireland
Kerry County Council, Tourism Unit Teagasc
Kerry ETB Training Centre Transport Infrastructure Ireland
Laois and Offaly ETB Valuation Office
Legal Aid Board (LAB) Visit Mayo
Local Authorities Ireland Visit Wexford
Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO)
Workplace Relations Commission (WRC)
Local Enterprise Offices