Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

On this being a food island, we export 90% of what we produce. We have tremendous industries here and sectors in relation to lamb, beef and dairy production. We are very strong, but need to get stronger, in domestic tillage production. We cover a lot of our own pig requirements as well. Particularly in the horticulture and fruit sector, we have a real opportunity to produce more of our national needs. In some items, we do but in other items, we do not. That is certainly something we want to focus more on.