Seanad debates
Wednesday, 19 November 2003
Report of Tourism Policy Review Group: Statements.
The last time I was in France I looked at the availability of Irish produce in supermarkets. Two weeks ago I was in a Mammoth supermarket in France. All the fish there was Irish. There was seafood produce from Kilmore Quay, for example. The produce there was cheaper than I can buy it in Ireland. I bought Irish scallops more cheaply in a French supermarket than I can buy them in Ireland. In France, full size scallops, as opposed to queen scallops, were available for just less than €1 each. They cost more in supermarkets here. We should examine why this is the case.
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