Marian Harkin (Sligo-Leitrim, Independent)
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587. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the progress in applying for PGI status for boxty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34341/23]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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Geographical Indications identify a product whose quality, reputation or other such characteristics are linked to its geographical origin. Once a producer or producer group has drafted the product specification and the product's link to the geographical area, the application is sent to my Department to assess its suitability for progressing to the next stage.

My Department, as the Competent Authority for Protected Geographical Indications (PGI), checks that the application and product specification are compliant with the relevant European Commission Regulations governing the scheme.

As part of that scrutiny, a number of communications have taken place between my Department and the applicant concerned with a view to ensuring that the application is compliant with the requirements.

Once my Department has completed its scrutiny and is satisfied that the application complies with the European Commission Regulation requirements, the application can move to the next stage.