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 Angela Robinson:

There are ongoing discussions on that and options are being proposed on it in respect of setting mandatory targets on the member states to deliver on specific targets. Currently, the primary production sector is not included in that as a mandatory option. What is being proposed is that a step approach be taken to those mandatory targets.