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)

Ms Louise Byrne:

That is set in stone. As I explained earlier, significant supports are made available for growers in the sector. While there was a possibility of topping up the agriculture reserve with national funds, we did not have provision in our estimates to do that so the matter is closed. As Ms Fay has said, the focus was specifically on those growers whose viability was most impacted. That is not to say that others were not impacted; of course they were.

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