Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 3 July 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Statement of Strategy 2023-2026: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

5:30 pm

Mr. Brendan Gleeson:

We could put this out to public consultation and take three months doing that; we do not have time for that. We will work with Professor Wall who will have his own views. He is an expert in the equine sector. He will not be pushed around by us. We will come up with a set of proposals. At that point, we may engage with the sector and do some consultation. I do not want to hang around for three months consulting people when we need urgent action. That is not what is needed now. We need to get on with this.