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Thursday, 27 January 2022

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Food Industry

Photo of Joe O'BrienJoe O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Green Party)
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368. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of County Dublin-based producers on the Food Producers Register; and the number of producers in each category as outlined in the registration form, such as, outdoor salad vegetables, indoor salad vegetables and soft fruit in tabular form. [3990/22]

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The total number of Dublin-based active Food Business Operators on DAFM’s Horticulture Register is 301. This figure is comprised of 126registered Food Business Operators producing fruit and vegetables and 176registered Food Business Operators producing honey (one registered Food Business Operator producing both). A breakdown of the commodities produced is provided in tabular form below.

Potatoes 54
Outdoor salad 26
Other field (e.g. brassicas, onions, root vegetables etc.) 49
Mushrooms 1
Indoor salad 29
Other protected crops (e.g. herbs, etc.) 19
Soft fruit 11
Top fruit 11
Sprouted Seed 4
Wheatgrass 3
Honey 176

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