Victor Boyhan (Independent) | Oireachtas source

My final question is to the Minister of State, Senator Hackett, on how we can move on from here in a positive light. I understand where she is coming from. In many ways she has a unique role, in that she is ultimately responsible for the horticulture sector and she also has a lot of knowledge about it, based on her constituency. How can we improve and how can she assure committee members of collective Government engagement with this committee and on this particular subject? We have to move faster. We talk about collaborative forums, engagement, participation and support. We are advocates but we also have contacts ourselves. I take on board what she said about her disappointment with the engagement from some sectors in this frame. I would like to hear how the Ministers in government responsible for this area can work better with us, communicate better with us, and have regular bulletins or methods of communication to map out the progress she firmly believes is happening, slowly as she said, which I accept. We need to do it faster and we need to communicate better about how we are making that progress.