Teagasc warns of crisis due to jobs moratorium

Teagasc has warned of a crisis in its staffing levels because of the Government’s moratorium on jobs in the public sector.

The head of the agriculture and food development authority expressed concern that Teagasc might have to place a cap on the number of students it enrolls in its colleges because of the scale of the problem.

Launching its annual report in Dublin yesterday, Teagasc director Gerry Boyle said there was also a similar staffing crisis in relation to advisers, with acute shortages in Laois, Monaghan, and Tipperary.