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

I thank the Minister for his response and I understand it is part of his budget consideration and that he cannot speak directly about this issue now. Has the Minister's Department carried out any analysis of that sector and of the hospitality and the food sector in particular? Has he or his Department engaged with the representative bodies from that sector and, if so, can he tell the us what transpired and what findings has his Department come to with respect to the pressures that the sector is under, or at least that it says it is under, in particular on the food side?

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