Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein)
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I welcome the guests. It may just be me but I think the Department is a little dismissive of the development of the hemp industry. It has called it a niche crop and it seems to me there is no real intention of moving away from that position. It also said there was little evidence in the consultation showing how it could provide a meaningful income all along the supply chain. That seems short on ambition to me because at the same time the Department has funded Teagasc to do research on it. Is the Department giving adequate attention to the big potential for the growing of hemp in this country?