Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)

Yes. This field has enormous development potential and should be promoted. My question pertained in particular to the replacement of plastic materials, in so far as they might be used, for instance, as a food covering material. Some leading supermarkets in the United Kingdom are already working on such research, in which plastic coatings from such biodegradable raw material are used. Will the Department encourage such research in Ireland, as it relates to both the agricultural production and food consumption aspects?

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