Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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282. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount which was provided for under the capital plan for Food Wise 2025; the amount which has been spent; the progress made to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18762/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Food Wise 2025, the ten year strategy for the agrifood sector, identifies the opportunities and challenges facing the sector and provides an enabling strategy that will allow the sector to grow and prosper. Food Wise includes more than 400 specific recommendations, spread across the cross-cutting themes of sustainability, innovation, human capital, market development and competitiveness; as well as specific sectoral recommendations.

 By the end of 2016, of the 330 actions that were due to commence in 2015 or 2016, 40% of the actions have been achieved or substantial action has been undertaken and a further 57% of the actions have commenced and are progressing. I believe that this is a good start and I will press on to get as many actions as possible completed within the next year.

Many of the  schemes and measures funded through my Department's capital allocation contribute to the delivery of the ambitious projections outlined in Food Wise 2025. This is in addition to expenditure by the agrifood sector and the relevant agencies and organisations

all working towards the delivery of Food Wise 2025 targets.