Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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318. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the implications of a proposed acquisition (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4883/23]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy will be aware, both enterprises mentioned are private companies and as such this is a commercial matter in which neither I, nor my Department, have any role. 

It is important that there is competition in the market to ensure that farmers have various routes to markets for the top-class produce made on their farms.