Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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Question 60: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the way the agri-food sector can contribute to the country's economic revival; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7715/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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As mentioned in my reply to Parliamentary Question 7714/11, I would regard the key contribution which the agri-food sector will make to Ireland's economic revival relates to

Its potential to generate export led growth

Its embedded contribution to the economy and employment,

Its ability to garner foreign export earnings; and

Together these provide the solid foundation for positioning this progressive indigenous industry as one of the central components of the country's export driven recovery.