Doyle makes agriculture portfolio pitch as count ends

JOSTLING for ministerial positions in the new government has begun with Fine Gael’s Andrew Doyle making his pitch for the agriculture portfolio.

Doyle makes agriculture portfolio pitch as count ends

Mr Doyle, a farmer who was the party’s spokesman on agriculture, said he had firm ideas of what he would like to achieve if given the role in the new administration.

“It’s in my gene pool. I would be passionate about it. I’d have a certain amount of trepidation about it but I would love the challenge. I could manage it and I know what it is I would like to achieve with it.

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