Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 41: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has received a copy of pre-budgetary submissions from the various farming organisations outlining the state of the agriculture and food sector with particular reference to the need for a co-ordinated approach at national and EU level; the extent to which he will address issues in this context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43548/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has received pre-budget submissions from a number of farm organisations.

These submissions will be considered by my department in the normal way in the context of the preparation of the budgetary framework for 2010, and with due regard to the Government's continuing commitment to developing a sustainable agri food sector, while recognising that the interests of operators in all sectors of the Irish economy, including those in the agri food sector, are best served by the speedy restoration of balance to the public finances.