Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 18 October 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Challenges Facing the Fruit and Vegetable Industry: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Niall McCormack:

Yes. As Mr. Cullinan said, other European countries have seasonal work permit schemes so it very hard to understand why we do not. If we are to be serious about horticulture in this country, that is one of the elephants in the room. We are going nowhere. The national horticulture strategy includes an ambition to increase our production by 30%. We are not going there unless we get this sorted.

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