James Geoghegan (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister and it is great to hear that. It is important to reiterate the importance of the funding for projects right across the country, including ones that will take place in my own constituency in Merrion Square. Ultimately, if we want to have a successful, thriving food culture and a thriving restaurant sector in Dublin, it is about promoting these farmers' markets everywhere. It is something the Department could perhaps look at to not just target the major events like a park in Merrion Square that everybody is visiting but perhaps the smaller parks.

In the Dublin City Council area, lots of markets take place every weekend such as in Herbert Park or St. Anne's Park, which are not in my constituency. A lot of the people who are attending those parks to sell their goods are selling organic produce and perhaps there is more the Department could do to fund smaller projects like that.

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