Mr. Lorcan Bourke:

There is no research but we are supporting Teagasc's lead on a €5 million food waste proposal under Horizon 2030's farm to fork strategy. It is providing marketing solutions to reduce food waste. It is in the negotiation stage at the moment but is hoping to estimate the amount of food waste along the fruit and vegetable chain. It is all very new and tentative. Teagasc is looking at waste along the food chain and marketing standards, which we have talked about. I have first-hand knowledge that waste happens at the packer level because of the specifications required.