McConalogue will refuse male nominations to State agri boards
Former Tanaiste & Minister for Agriculture Mary Coughlan, Minister for Agriculture, Food & the Marine Charlie McConalogue TD and Minister of State for Land Use and Biodiversity Pippa Hackett. Fennell Photography 2023
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue said he will refuse nominations of men to the boards of State agricultural bodies if they are not doing enough to encourage female participation.
Speaking at the country's first National Dialogue on Women in Agriculture, McConalogue said that he is unhappy with the movement in this area and that he wants “rapid progress” to be made.
