Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Solidarity)
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1720. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the amount Bord Bia has spent on social media campaigns, including collaborations with influencers, since January 2021 to promote Irish fat-filled milk powder in Nigeria, Senegal, and Ghana respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20123/25]

Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Solidarity)
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1721. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide detailed information on the number of trade missions involving Bord Bia to Senegal, Ghana, or Nigeria, each year since 2021, including how many of these trade missions included the promotion of dairy products, including milk powder. [20124/25]

Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Solidarity)
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1722. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide detailed information on the number, names and organisational affiliations of all participants who were paid by the State to travel on the Bord Bia trade mission to Senegal and Nigeria in September 2023. [20125/25]

Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Solidarity)
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1723. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of market study visits to west Africa were conducted in preparation for the trade mission in September 2023. [20126/25]

Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Solidarity)
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1724. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Bord Bia has planned any future trade missions to Senegal or Nigeria. [20127/25]

Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Solidarity)
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1725. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of meetings that have been held by his Department, Bord Bia, or any other representatives of the State, with government ministers, staff and civil servants in Nigeria, Senegal and Ghana on behalf of Ireland's dairy and agriculture industries. [20128/25]

Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1720, 1721, 1722, 1723, 1724 and 1725 together.

In 2023, a Ministerial Trade Mission took place in West Africa which focused on developing trade and economic relationships between Ireland and that region, specifically Nigeria and Senegal.

The trade mission included events in both Abuja and Lagos in Nigeria and Dakar in Senegal, including government-to-government meetings and Bord Bia and Enterprise Ireland engagements with leading customers for Irish agrifood and agri-tech. Meetings also took place with UN Food and Agriculture Organisation and UN World Food Programme in relation to food security and humanitarian needs in the region.

This trade mission was the first agrifood Ministerial Trade Mission to the West Africa region since 2015. No meetings were held by my Department with Government Ministers or Officials from Nigeria, Senegal and Ghana in advance of or following this Trade Mission in relation to trade issues.

At present, my Department has no plans for a future trade mission to West Africa.

The Deputy has raised a number of queries regarding Bord Bia’s planning for this trade mission. The information sought by the Deputy is an operational matter for Bord Bia. I have referred the Deputy’s question to Bord Bia as a state body under the aegis of my Department, and have requested that a response issue within 10 days.