Patrick Costello (Dublin South Central, Green Party)
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693. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the work that has been completed by his Department to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment to fully explore the potential for growing fibre crops such as hemp considering whether these crops have a viable market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23075/21]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The Programme for Government (PfG) has committed to exploring the potential for the growing of fibre crops such as hemp, considering whether these crops have a viable market.

The Department has and continues to engage with stakeholders in the fibre sector including those concerned with hemp on an ongoing basis. The Department will shortly commence the consultative process as set out in the PfG by engaging with the relevant stakeholders including the representative bodies for the hemp sector.