Paschal Mooney (Fianna Fail)

My question crosses agriculture and fisheries but first I echo the welcome to the Minister, who has yet again come to the House, and the clarity he brings to this whole debate.

I echo Senator David Norris's concern about the pork issue, to which the Minister responded by saying he would contact An Bord Bia. The "Ear to the Ground" television programme dealt with it earlier this week. It seems to be a very specific Government obligation to define what is and what is not organic pork and, as a result, we are perhaps losing potential markets.

I wish to pick up on the comments made by my colleague, Senator Denis O'Donovan. Can the Minister give some indication of his policies on value added in the fisheries industry? This issue has been around for quite some time. I have always been of the opinion, and there is a widespread perception, that as a food producing nation, we are soaring ahead with exports but the Central Statistics Office-----