Erin McGreehan (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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118. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the work of the wool council; and the actions the council has taken in order to further utilise and increase the value of wool. [36362/25]

Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael)
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The independent Irish Grown Wool Council was established in April 2023 following recommendations from the Wool Feasibility study. To support its establishment, my Department committed financial assistance of €30,000 in seed funding. My Department does not have a seat on the Irish Grown Wool Council, nor does the Council report to me.

To date, €25,910 of the allocated seed funding has been drawn down. The Irish Grown Wool Council is an independent body which does not come under the aegis of my Department. In the Programme for Government, there is a commitment to support the Irish Grown Wool Council through supporting Culture, Creativity and the Arts.