Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein)
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I, too, welcome the guests. Bord Bia is trying to promote our lamb and spending €3.6 billion on developing the sector. The representatives have said we are exporting to 30 countries, with 75% going to Europe. At the same time, the EU is doing a deal with New Zealand to bring in 38,000 tonnes of the same type of meat. When we have such good quality here, it must be very frustrating for Bord Bia that the EU is working more or less against what it is trying to promote. Given Bord Bia's expenditure, what is the view of the representatives? The question is related more to Bord Bia than Meat Industry Ireland.