Byrne seeks support for
McColgan foods
SDLP West Tyrone MLA Joe Byrne has asked the
Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development to ensure that Tyrone food
company McColgan’s is given full support.
Mon 4th
February
Mr. Byrne
was speaking yesterday on the floor of the assembly today during questions to
the Minister Michelle O’Neill. Mr. Byrne said:
“I
emphasised the importance of the agri-food strategy being able to provide
support to food processing companies like Mc Colgan Foods in Strabane. I was
pleased that the Minister Arlene Foster acknowledged the good company that Mc
Colgan Foods is.
“She said
that she was aware of the great stress and anxiety being faced by the workers
and management at this time. She assured me and the House that her Department
and DARD were working jointly with Mc Colgans to help and give advice to
overcome the DNA pork traces difficulty.
“Mc
Colgan Foods are a very successful food processing company based in Strabane
employing over 100 people.
“Mc
Colgans are an excellent food processing company which have built up a good
quality reputation over many years. All efforts must be made to overcome the
current difficulty so that jobs are protected particularly for a town like
Strabane.”
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