Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 182: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the procedures involved for a group of farmers who wish to produce sugar beet on a commercial basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14324/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Sugar beet can no longer be grown in Ireland for sugar processing following the decision to close down the sugar processing industry in 2006. Under the EU restructuring scheme for the sugar industry, the entire Irish sugar quota was renounced, the associated processing facilities were dismantled and the stakeholders concerned, including the beet growers, were compensated for the loss of the industry.

Some sugar beet continues to be grown here for fodder purposes.