# Carthy urges Creed to provide bird flu compensation package - Agriland.ie

> Irish Sinn Féin TD Matt Carthy is calling on the government to create a compensation scheme for poultry farmers whose flocks were culled after avian influenza outbreaks. More than 500,000 egg-producing hens have been culled in Co. Monaghan since early March.

- Date: 2020-05-05 · published 2020-05-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Ireland · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53139-carthy-urges-creed-to-provide-bird-flu-compensation-package-agriland-ie
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

The culls deepen the local egg supply shortfall, but the political debate over compensation does not directly change feed or commodity demand.

## Sources

- agriland.ie: https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/carthy-urges-creed-to-provide-bird-flu-compensation-package/

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