Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 24 April 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (Resumed)
Mr. Martin Blake:
The alternative issue being explored is in the context of the market for a stronger calf, that is, a calf that might be five, six or seven weeks old rather than a calf of three or four weeks of age. The question is whether we could find a market in Europe for a weaned calf as distinct from an unweaned calf. Those issues are being explored. Bord Bia is doing a lot of work on market exploration.