Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 29 May 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. Thomas Ryan:
To give an example, in the case of Tirlán in December 2021, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy McConalogue, opened our €15 million innovation centre in Ballyragget. It is a 2,000 sq. m innovation centre, which is very much focused on value-add, both on dairy and grains and around how we can move up the value chain. That is very much part of our growth strategy, as it is for many of us here, for the future.