Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)

I noted that the chief executive of the Irish Dairy Board commented recently that our input in cheese production is far behind that of the rest of Europe. Are there any specific initiatives in that area? Clearly there are many opportunities. We are importing vast amounts of cheese, which surely could be produced locally. These have the potential to be of a high quality. Why is there not much greater investment in the development of the cheese processing industry, where there are opportunities to develop many new varieties?

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