Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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501. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the value of cross-Border agriculture trade in each of the past five years; and the measures being considered to boost cross-Border agriculture trade both to and from the North of Ireland. [21418/23]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The table below sets out the total value of agri-food trade between Ireland and Northern Ireland for the five year period 2018-2022.

Value of Agri-food Trade – Ireland-Northern Ireland 2018-2022

The overall value of trade - both in terms of imports from and exports to Northern Ireland - has increased significantly over this period. This increase in trade has taken place despite a period of uncertainty associated with the UK's decision to exit the European Union.

The positive trend in Ireland-Northern Ireland trade in agri-food goods underlines the importance of the positive outcome secured to the EU-UK Brexit negotiations. Specifically, the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) and the Ireland-Northern Ireland Protocol of the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement have ensured that Northern Ireland has retained access to the EU Single Market, which has been critical to the continued growth in trade between Ireland and Northern Ireland.

The Government will continue to insist that both the EU-UK TCA and the Northern Ireland Protocol via the Windsor Framework are implemented in full, which will help to ensure that trade in agri-food goods on the island of Ireland continues to develop positively.

Agri-food Exports to Northern Ireland 2018 to 2022 - €Million

Agrifood Imports from Northern Ireland 2018 to 2022 - €Million