Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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367. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of a review of Food Wise 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50918/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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In July this year, I launched the second annual progress report on Food Wise 2025: Steps to Success 2017. This showed that, of the 368 detailed actions which were due to commence by 2017 or are ongoing actions, 46% have been achieved or substantial action has been undertaken, and a further 49% have commenced and are progressing well.

As regards reviewing the strategy, it is important to understand that Food Wise 2025 is, in fact, a living and evolving strategy, driven by a High Level Implementation Committee, which I chair. My Department will host a Food Wise Conference in Croke Park next week (4 December) which will acknowledge the achievements of the Irish agri-food sector in terms of innovative, sustainable growth over recent years, and consider how the Food Wise process can lead a dynamic, collaborative response to the opportunities and challenges facing the sector, including of course Brexit.