Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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1167. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the food related international trade missions that will take place for the remainder of 2023 by location, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16693/23]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The development of international markets for Irish agrifood exports is a key component of the work to support the strategic growth of our agrifood sector. The sector's 10-year strategic plan, Food Vision 2030, sets out a number of actions aimed at growing the value of our agrifood exports over the period.

My Department works with industry to enhance existing priority markets for our exports and to develop new and alternative high-value markets internationally. Many of the new market opportunities are in countries and regions with growing middle-class populations and rising disposable incomes, which therefore provide significant opportunities for Ireland’s dairy, meat, and seafood sectors to grow the value of exports.

Trade Missions are an important opportunity to support the sector in meeting these growth ambitions. The table below outlines the current plans for the remainder of 2023 for an intensified programme of Ministerial-led trade missions, in conjunction with Bord Bia and industry.