Dáil debates

Thursday, 14 April 2011

4:00 pm

Photo of Frances FitzgeraldFrances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)

I thank Deputy Naughten, who has taken a particular interest in this issue and food enterprises. I agree with him. I saw a quotation recently stating if one asks any of the Leader partnership companies to name their flagship projects, many of them will identify food projects as among their big successes. This is an important issue and it is very unfortunate that it has become tied up in a bureaucratic wrangle with serious consequences for the businesses in question. This needs to be addressed immediately so the initiative and job creation potential of the companies will not be interrupted or stopped. I reassure the House that this issue is a priority. I have spoken to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in respect thereof. The Department is pursuing discussions with the Commission in regard to it and I hope there will be an outcome in the short term.

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