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 Niamh Brennan:

We want all sectors of horticulture that have been affected by the same inflationary pressures to be included, and we have made that point in our submissions. As Mr. McCormack stated, our big gripe is that the scheme could be co-funded by 200% by the Exchequer. If there was additional budget, there would not be an issue including the strawberry and white mushroom sectors.