Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 28 June 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Consolidation in Horticultural Grower Numbers: Discussion

Mr. Brian Rushe:

I thank the Senator. The three would be labour, which has been spoken about by my colleague Mr. McCormack; the food regulator, which needs to be brought into play immediately and fully resourced; and finally, input cost support. Margins at farm level are being hammered across all the sectors, but particularly in the horticultural sector at the minute.