Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I expect the airlines to utilise this initiative to develop new routes and build traffic volumes, thereby helping tourism, and I have reason to believe they will do so.

Agrifood and Fisheries

The agrifood and fisheries sector is Ireland's largest indigenous industry, employing 150,000 people, producing an annual output of €24 billion and exporting €9 billion worth of goods to more than 160 countries. It is entirely appropriate that the sector has been the recipient of significant tax relief and incentives over the years, but these have grown over time and there is now a significant information gap about their cost and effectiveness. Therefore, I am announcing, in conjunction with my colleague, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, that an independent cost-benefit analysis will be undertaken in this area.

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