Government will consider joining Monaghan poultry taskforce if asked

The Government will consider putting an official on Monaghan County Council's poultry emissions taskforce, if a formal request is submitted.

Last week, the local authority approved plans to establish the taskforce, after a report outlined the impact the industry is having on water quality and ammonia levels.

Councillor PJ O'Hanlon passed a motion that an official from a relevant Government department should sit on the board with local representatives.

In a statement to Northern Sound News, a spokesperson for the Department of Local Government said that if a formal request is received to it or the Department of Agriculture, it will be given due consideration.