David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the positive response of the Minister of State. I approached the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the response was that it had no supports. Perhaps we can make contact at European level. I am told ten people might be working seasonally, with two or three full-time staff in each of these hop growing facilities. It is worth exploring. This is an issue for the people who approached me and they are looking for support, help and assistance. I ask the Minister of State to have a go. He is correct about Cork being a great place to grow crops. He was in Fota recently and that name means warm ground. We have warm hearts and warm ground.

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