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New Extension to Teagasc Advisory and Education Centre in Ballymote 30 October 2012 The newly extended and renovated Teagasc advisory and education centre in Ballymote, County Sligo, was officially opened by John Perry TD, Minister of State with responsibility for Small Business, at the Department of Enterprise, Jobs and Innovation. Speaking at the event on Friday, 26 October, Minister Perry said; that agriculture is one of the important indigenous sectors of the economy, providing steady jobs, contributing to the economic activity in rural areas and providing the country with much needed valuable export earnings. He said that farming and the food industry is making a valuable contribution at the current time and will into the future, as the plans for the development of the sector laid out in the Food Harvest 2020 report are implemented. Teagasc Chairman, Dr Noel Cawley said: “Teagasc is going through a period of change. In the advisory service we have looked at our network of offices around the country. In 40 cases we have closed offices and in other locations we have invested in improving the facilities for both our clients and for our staff. These changes have all been part of the Teagasc Change programme, approved by the Teagasc Authority and which have been implemented since 2009. Through prudent management of funds raised from the sale of assets, the organisation has, with the sanction and permission of the government, managed to invest to provide improved facilities for Teagasc to perform its important role in the Irish agriculture and food sector.“ Nationally, Teagasc has rationalized the number of regional Advisory Regions down from 26 a few years ago, to 12 today. Teagasc advisory and education services in counties Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal are managed as a single region. The office in Ballymote is the headquarters for this region with five other offices spread across the three counties. Ballymote is an important centre for education. Speaking at the event, Teagasc Director, Professor Gerry Boyle said: “The numbers of young people studying agriculture continue to increase. The total numbers of new enrollees in Teagasc run education courses across the country for 2012 amount to over 1,900, bringing the total number of people currently participating in Teagasc run courses to 3,600. In the advisory service, the Dairy Efficiency Programme (DEP) and the Beef Technology Adoption Programme (BTAP) have been hugely successful in encouraging farmers to adopt new technologies. The discussion group model for transferring technical messages has proved successful.”
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Síneadh Nua le hIonad Comhairleach agus Oideachais Teagasc i mBaile an Mhóta 30 Deireadh Fómhair 2012 Ba é John Perry TD, an tAire Stáit atá freagrach as Gnóthas Beag sa Roinn Fiontar, Post agus Nuálaíochta a d’oscail ionad nua athchóirithe comhairleach agus oideachais Teagasc i mBaile an Mhóta, Co. Shligigh. Ag labhairt ag an imeacht ar an Aoine, 26 Deireadh Fómhair, dúirt an tAire Perry; is ionann talmhaíocht agus ceann de na hearnálacha dúchasacha is tábhachtaí sa gheilleagar, earnáil a sholáthraíonn poist sheasta, a chuireann le gníomhaíocht gheilleagrach i gceantair thuaithe agus a sholáthraíonn tuilleamh onnmhairithe a bhfuil géarghá leis. Dúirt sé go bhfuil ag éirí go maith le feirmeoireacht agus leis an tionscal bia i láthair na huaire agus gur amhlaidh a bheidh amach anseo, de réir mar a bheidh na pleananna d’fhorbairt na hearnála atá sonraithe in Food Harvest 2020 á gcur i bhfeidhm. Dúirt Cathaoirleach Teagasc, an Dr. Noel Cawley: “Tá go leor athruithe ag tarlú i Teagasc. Maidir leis an tseirbhís chomhairleach táimid tar éis anailís a dhéanamh ar ár líonra oifigí ar fud na tíre. I 40 cás tá ár n-oifigí dúnta againn agus in áiteanna eile tá infheistíocht déanta againn ar mhaithe leis na háiseanna dár gcliaint agus dár bhfoireann a fheabhsú. Bhí na hathruithe seo ar fad luaite i gclár Athraithe Teagasc, ceadaithe ag Údarás Teagasc agus á gcur chun feidhme ó 2009 anonn. Trí bhainistíocht stuama cistí a fuarthas trí dhíol sócmhainní, d’éirigh leis an eagraíocht, le ceadú agus údarás an Rialtais, infheistíocht a dhéanamh d’fhonn áiseanna feabhsaithe a sholáthar do Theagasc d’fhonn cur ar a chumas ról tábhachtach a bheith aige in earnáil talmhaíochta agus bia na hÉireann.“ Ar bhonn náisiúnta, tá líon na n-aonad comhairleach réigiúnach laghdaithe ag Teagasc - ó 26 aonad cúpla bliain ó shin go dtí 12 aonad inniu. Tá seirbhísí comhairleacha agus oideachais Teagasc i gCo. Shligigh, Co. Liatroma agus Co. Dhún na nGall á mbainistiú mar réigiún aonair. Is í an oifig i mBaile an Mhóta ceanncheathrú an réigiúin seo agus tá cúig oifig eile lonnaithe in áiteanna éagsúla sa trí chontae. Is ionad tábhachtach oideachais é Baile an Mhóta. Bhí an méid seo a leanas le rá ag Stiúrthóir Teagasc, an tOllamh Gerry Boyle a labhair ag an ócáid: “Tá méadú leanúnach ag teacht ar an líon daoine óga atá ag déanamh staidéir ar thalmhaíocht. Tá an líon iomlán daoine atá cláraithe ar chúrsaí oideachais atá á reáchtáil ag Teagasc ar fud na tíre in 2012 cothrom le breis is 1,900, rud a chiallaíonn go bhfuil an líon iomlán daoine atá ag glacadh páirte i gcúrsaí atá á reáchtáil ag Teagasc cothrom le 3,600. Sa tseirbhís chomhairleach, d’éirigh go maith leis an gClár Éifeachtúlachta Déiríochta (DEP) agus le Clár Glactha na Teicneolaíochta Mairteola (BTAP) chun feirmeoirí a spreagadh le glacadh le teicneolaíochtaí nua. D’éirigh go maith le samhail an pléghrúpa chun teachtaireachtaí teicniúla a aistriú.”