Hill Farming Committee
About the Hill Farming Committee
- The Hill Farmers Committee represents 20,000 hill farmers.
- The main objective to the Committee is to improve farm income and to seek supports through various measures which are necessary to sustain in these difficult areas.
- The membership of the Committee is drawn from those counties that have a high proportion of hill land.
- The Committee deals with all aspects of CAP both Pillar I and Pillar II as it affects hill farmers.
- It is also involved in the recreational use of hill land mainly through the walks scheme and through involvement with Comhairle na Tuaithe.
Hill Farming Committee 2020
ROLE & COUNTY | NAME | MOBILE NO. |
CHAIRMAN: | Flor McCarthy | 086 2612989 |
CO-OPTED NMA | Michael Biggins | 087 2895966 |
CLARE | Stephen Walsh | 087 6303046 |
CONNEMARA/ GALWAY | Cáillin Conneely | 087 1314969 |
CORK (W) | Neilie O’Leary | 086 8226784 |
DONEGAL | David Boyd | 087 1364509 |
KERRY | Pat O’Shea | 086 1738187 |
KILDARE / WEST WICKLOW | Kevin Hanlon | 087 6577520 |
LEITRIM | Padraig McGowan | 086 8046458 |
LOUTH | Peter Shields | 087 2685801 |
MAYO | Pat Chambers | 087 2348697 |
SLIGO | Benedict Gallagher | 087 9905123 |
WATERFORD / SOUTH TIPP | Peter Hennessy | 087 9612531 |
WICKLOW | Peter Behan | 087 9379789 |
WEXFORD | Gabriel O’Neill | 086 8139795 |