Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 20 July 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticultural Industry: Discussion
Mr. Barry Delany:
In the first instance, the way we support the horticulture sector is through the grant aid scheme. That has increased from €6 million to €9 million this year and offers strong support to the mushroom sector and to the amenities sector. These sectors receive a lot of funding through that route. To go any further than that, I would have to speak about the working group. I might leave that to Mr. Lucas to discuss. One of the areas for consideration related to just transition and so on. Again, that has not been fully teased out as yet. We are probably getting into the political realm at that point. I do not know if any of my colleagues would like to elaborate on that issue.
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