Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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223. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the first meeting of the beef market task force will take place; and the status of the development of a beef market price index model as agreed by stakeholders at talks. [41599/19]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The first meeting of the Taskforce will take place on 14 October.

As part of the Irish Beef Sector Agreement of 15th September, Bord Bia committed to develop a beef market price index model based on three components - cattle price index, beef market price index (retail and wholesale) and an offal price indicator.

Work on the development of this index is currently underway, and progress on this and all elements of the beef sector agreement will be monitored by the task force. The full text of the Agreement is available on the Department's website.