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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Food Waste (22 Feb 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Globally, a third of all food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted. The EPA estimates that, in Ireland, we waste approximately 750,000 tonnes of food each year. According to its 2021 research, most of that wastage occurred at the manufacturing and processing stage, representing 29%, and at the household stage, another 29%, with 25% of waste generated by restaurants and the food...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Food Waste (22 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...chain be attentive to what is happening and eliminate waste. There is an onus on everyone working in the supply chain from farm to fork to ensure that is the case. In terms of leadership, my Department and the Department of energy, communications and climate are working with the EPA, which has a strong advocacy role in this regard. We have the food charter, which lays out a pathway...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Food Waste (22 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...she knows, it is well documented that food waste is an important and real challenge. It is an issue I take very seriously, both personally and in the strategic positions and actions taken by my Department. At the strategic level, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine works very closely with its counterpart, the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, on...

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