Written answers

Tuesday, 2 November 2004

Department of Agriculture and Food

Potato Sector

9:00 pm

Photo of Enda KennyEnda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 401: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason there has been a 10% decrease in the use of Irish certified potato seed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27296/04]

Photo of Mary CoughlanMary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The total production area for seed potatoes in 2003 was 2% up on the area planted in 2002. The two main sources of seed were Irish certified seed and home grown seed. While the quantities of Irish certified seed used in 2003 were down 10% on the previous year, there was a corresponding increase in the use of Irish farm saved seed, resulting in a small overall increase in the use of Irish seed during the year. There was a small increase in seed imports during 2003 for certain ware and processing varieties.

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