Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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1034. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will give detailed consideration to the issues raised in a 2021 Budget Submission by an Association (details supplied); if the concerns of the sector which will be adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27290/20]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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My Department engages with stakeholders, including the IFA, on an ongoing basis. I met with the IFA earlier this month and my colleague Minister Heydon met with them last week to specificallty discuss their pre-budget submission.  The issues raised will be considered in the context of Budget 2021 deliberations.

Last week, I chaired my first meeting of the Food Wise 2025 High Level Implementation Committee, to discuss Brexit preparations and the ongoing Covid-19 response in respect of the agri-food sector with my own Department and other relevant Departments and State agencies.