Written answers

Wednesday, 1 December 2010

Department of Agriculture and Food

Dairy Sector

7:00 pm

Photo of Noel TreacyNoel Treacy (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 75: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the way he anticipates the 50% growth target for dairy production, set out in the Food Harvest 2020 report, will be achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45041/10]

Photo of Noel TreacyNoel Treacy (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 82: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the timetable he has given the dairy expansion activation group to report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45042/10]

Photo of Brendan SmithBrendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 75 and 82 together.

The Food Harvest 2020 report makes a number of recommendations to realise the 50% increase in milk production, in areas such as milk processing, farm competitiveness, technology transfer, and R&D and marketing. The Dairy Expansion Activation Group (DEAG), the composition of which I announced last month, will play a key role in the implementation of these recommendations by identifying the most appropriate 'next steps'. The DEAG has been very much action-focused in its work, and I expect that its road map, setting out the key actions to be taken in order to exploit the massive potential of the dairy sector, will be formally presented to the Food Harvest 2020 High Level Implementation Group, which I chair, very shortly.

Photo of David StantonDavid Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 76: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his policy and strategy regarding the Food Harvest 2020 report on targets for milk production between now and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45228/10]

Photo of Brendan SmithBrendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy will be aware that the Food Harvest 2020 report makes a number of recommendations to realise a 50% increase in milk production, in areas such as milk processing, farm competitiveness, technology transfer, and R&D and marketing. The Dairy Expansion Activation Group (DEAG), the composition of which I announced last month, will play a key role in the implementation of these recommendations by identifying the most appropriate 'next steps'. The DEAG has been very much action-focused in its work, and I expect that its road map, setting out the key actions to be taken in order to exploit the massive potential of the dairy sector, will be formally presented to the Food Harvest 2020 High Level Implementation Group, which I chair, very shortly.

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