Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein)
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I thank the witnesses for coming in. I congratulate Mr. Murrin on the new role and wish him the best of luck. I appreciate that he is coming into a role.

I have a couple of questions. Towards the end of his opening statement, he mentioned food, drink and horticulture all being central to our future. Can he speak to us a little bit about horticulture in particular and his views on where it lies today? There is huge concern about the large number of people leaving horticulture that we have seen. I believe we have huge potential in horticulture, albeit huge challenges, and the weather not least a major one. In his tying in of food, drink and horticulture, could Mr. Murrin as the new chair designate coming in speak to us a little bit about that and how he sees it today?