Dáil debates

Wednesday, 30 November 2016

Other Questions

Horticulture Sector

3:05 pm

Photo of Willie PenroseWillie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour) | Oireachtas source

One of the first casualties of the UK's June decision on Brexit and the consequential fluctuation in sterling was the mushroom industry. At least four significant farms have gone to the wall and more will follow. More than 90% of our mushrooms are exported to Britain and it behoves us all to design an appropriate scheme of help for the producers at this critical juncture for the industry.

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