Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 2 March 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Challenges in the Pig, Poultry and Horticulture Sectors: Irish Farmers Association

Ms Niamh Brennan:

Absolutely. It was at a critical point this time last year, let alone now. I will touch on the mushroom industry. A number of our members have been involved directly with the committee on this and they are happy to again meet anybody here at any opportunity in order to get across the exact criteria of the mushroom industry. Many of those in the mushroom industry in particular are very frustrated about the fact their exact requirements were not known by certain members of the Government or outlined in the final report. There could have been a figure for the mushroom industry that was counterproductive to its requirements. In addition, there is 80% water in any mushroom peat that needs to be imported into the country. It is at a critical point. If the mushroom industry gets to a stage where it has to import a product that is 80% water into the country, we have to ask ourselves a big question about what we are doing.

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