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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Fruit and Vegetable Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)
Paul Daly: I know the markets are there. As 100 farmers are not feeding 5 million people, there is bound to be a market there. I asked the question because I was in conversation recently with a man who used to grow pumpkins for the Hallowe’en market. He got out because he could not compete with the produce coming in from Holland. Even though the market was there, he could not compete with the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Fruit and Vegetable Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)
...the importance of the horticultural sector and its significant contribution to the economy. The sector is the fourth largest sector in agriculture in terms of output, with a farm gate value of €529 million in 2022. The horticulture sector is a labour-intensive industry with an estimated 17,000 people employed at both primary and value-added levels. It is important to highlight...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Fruit and Vegetable Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)
.... The Deputy mentioned the mushroom sector. We have provided significant supports to that sector this year. The mushroom efficiency schemes under the Brexit adjustment reserve, BAR, total €5 million. A mushroom promotion scheme has received €1.89 million in total since 2021. The sector received just over €1.1 million to promote mushroom consumption and retain our...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Fruit and Vegetable Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)
...is no opportunity to do anything in respect of the horticultural crisis fund but I will outline again the supports that are there for the growers. This year alone, we have in the region of €19 million supports for the sector plus the agriculture reserve on top of that and the horticultural crisis fund, which is €2.3 million. On top of that, growers will also get money...