Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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213. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to a matter in relation to pay issues at a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3626/23]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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Moorepark Technology Limited (MTL) is a joint venture between Teagasc and the dairy industry - Teagasc is the majority shareholder, and nine dairy processing companies hold varying tranches of the remaining stock. The company operates on a commercial basis and any profits made are retained in MTL.

Section 48 of MTL’s constitution provides that staff may be remunerated on such terms as may be determined by MTL, subject to the consent of Teagasc, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

Teagasc submitted a proposal to my Department in November to award MTL staff pay increases for 2022 and 2023. The proposal is being actively examined in conjunction with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. It’s expected that a decision will issue to Teagasc shortly.