Food (Houses of the Oireachtas)

Food - Agrifood sector - issues relating to

Sitting date: 25/10/2017
[Written Answers]...the status of the programme for government commitment to support the creation of a further 23,000 jobs in the agri food sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [Q. No(s) 227 to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine ]

Food - Agrifood sector - issues relating to

Sitting date: 25/10/2017
[Written Answers]...the position regarding the programme for government commitment to increase the value of exports by 85% to €19 billion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [Q. No(s) 232 to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine ]

Food - Agrifood sector - issues relating to

Sitting date: 25/10/2017
[Written Answers] I propose to take Questions Nos. 227 and 232 together. The agri-food commitments in the Programme for a Partnership Government align closely with Food Wise 2025, the ten year strategy for the agri-food sector, published in 2015. Food Wise 2025 identifies the opportunities and cha...

Food - Food Harvest 2020 strategy - impact of habitats directive

Sitting date: 10/10/2017
[Written Answers]...the latest data with regard to progress on attaining baseline targets set down for the agrifood sector and in each sector in which data is available in the Food Harvest 2020 strategy, by new jobs to be created, primary output, export levels and value added, in tabular form; and i...

Food - Food Harvest 2020 strategy - impact of habitats directive

Sitting date: 10/10/2017
[Written Answers] The main targets set out in the Food Harvest report published in 2010 were, by 2020, to increase the value of primary output by 33% and agrifood exports by 40% (both from a 2007-09 average baseline); and to increase value added production by 40% (from a 2008 baseline). In addition...

Food - Exports - issues relating to

Sitting date: 03/10/2017
[Written Answers] One of my key priorities is to further increase the market opportunities for Irish food and drink internationally. We are an exporting nation, with 90% of our food produce leaving the island. Only through further increasing our footprint internationally will we help to mitigate t...

Food - Exports - issues relating to

Sitting date: 03/10/2017
[Written Answers] The identification of alternative markets for Irish food and food products within the EU and elsewhere has been a key priority for me and my Department and we have renewed our efforts in this regard against the background of Brexit. It is critical at this time to work towards di...

Food - Exports - issues relating to

Sitting date: 03/10/2017
[Written Answers]...the extent to which he has identified new opportunities for the export of beef, dairy, lamb and pig meat; if there are particular opportunities in this regard arising from changing global trends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [Q. No(s) 46 to Minister for Agricult...

Food - Exports - issues relating to

Sitting date: 03/10/2017
[Written Answers]...the extent to which he can assist those exporters in the food sector that have been negatively affected by issues associated with Brexit with particular reference to access to the UK market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [Q. No(s) 471 to Minister for Agriculture,...

Food - Exports - issues relating to

Sitting date: 03/10/2017
[Written Answers] There is no doubt that Brexit poses enormous challenges for the agri food sector by virtue of its reliance on the UK market. The most immediate challenge has been the impact caused by the significant drop in the value of sterling against the euro, and I fully understand and apprec...

Food - Exports - issues relating to

Sitting date: 03/10/2017
[Written Answers]...the extent to which new markets are being located for Irish food exports in view of the need to replace losses arising from currency or Brexit associated issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [Q. No(s) 472 to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine ]

Food - Exports - issues relating to

Sitting date: 03/10/2017
[Written Answers] The pursuit and development of new markets for Irish agri-food exports is of course an ongoing and central component of the strategic development of the agri-food sector, as evidenced by its placement right at the centre of Food Wise 2025, the industry’s strategy for development ov...

Food - Exports - issues relating to

Sitting date: 03/10/2017
[Written Answers]...the number of new markets identified for Irish food exporters in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [Q. No(s) 473 to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine ]

Food - Exports - issues relating to

Sitting date: 03/10/2017
[Written Answers] The past 2 years has seen great strides taken in regard to the opening of new markets and the deepening of trade for existing markets for Irish Agri food exporters. In 2015 we gained access to the US market for Irish beef. In the same year we also got access to the Canadian mar...

Food - Exports - issues relating to

Sitting date: 03/10/2017
[Written Answers]...the extent to which he continues to engage in the identification of alternative markets for Irish food and food products within the EU and elsewhere with a view to amelioration of the impact of Brexit; the extent to which he has identified the companies exporting to the UK which ...

Food - Industry - data

Sitting date: 03/10/2017
[Written Answers]...the extent of deer farming, domestic and or export markets for venison; the extent to which the industry can grow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [Q. No(s) 482 to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine ]

Food - Industry - data

Sitting date: 03/10/2017
[Written Answers] Deer farming in Ireland is an alternative enterprise which is dependent on the dynamics of supply and demand which affect all agricultural production systems. In 1996 there were approximately 500 deer farms with 20,000 deer in Ireland, but numbers have declined sharply since that ...

Food - Industry - data

Sitting date: 03/10/2017
[Written Answers]...the strength of the national beef, dairy and pig herd and the sheep flock; the extent to which numbers have fluctuated over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [Q. No(s) 486 to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine ]

Food - Industry - data

Sitting date: 03/10/2017
[Written Answers] The national beef, dairy and pig herds, together with the national sheep flock make an enormous contribution to Ireland’s agri-food industry which in 2016 amounted to a total of €12.2 billion, an increase of over 56% since 2009. One of the key indicators of the strength of the di...

Food - Industry - data

Sitting date: 03/10/2017
[Written Answers]...the extent to which traceability, husbandry, management and hygiene tests continue to be strictly applied throughout the food sector, indigenous and imports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [Q. No(s) 487 to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine ]

Food - Industry - data

Sitting date: 03/10/2017
[Written Answers] Primary responsibility under EU law for food safety, hygiene and traceability of food placed on the market lies with food business operators. Regulation (EC) No. 178 of 2002 sets out the general principles and requirements of EU food law and stipulates that food business operator...

Food - Industry - development

Sitting date: 03/10/2017
[Written Answers]...if he has satisfied himself regarding the future development of the pig meat sector with consequent export opportunities; if cognisance is taken of potential threats; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [Q. No(s) 484 to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine ]

Food - Industry - development

Sitting date: 03/10/2017
[Written Answers] My Department carefully monitors developments in the pigmeat sector, both domestically and internationally, and meets with stakeholders regularly to hear their views on developments. The pig sector remains a valuable and integral part of the Irish agricultural economy supporting ...

Food - Industry - value of exports

Sitting date: 03/10/2017
[Written Answers]...the extent to which unimpeded markets continue to exist for lamb exports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [Q. No(s) 485 to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine ]

Food - Industry - value of exports

Sitting date: 03/10/2017
[Written Answers] Ireland's sheepmeat and lamb exports are mainly directed to other EU member states and so we enjoy unimpeded access to these markets which accounted for 91% of lamb exports by volume and 93% by value in 2016. The most significant third country market for Irish lamb, is Switzerlan...

Food - Labelling - issues relating to

Sitting date: 03/10/2017
[Written Answers]...the number of breaches of labelling that have been identified throughout the food sector in the past twelve months in respect of imports and home produced product; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [Q. No(s) 281 to Minister for Health ]

Food - Labelling - issues relating to

Sitting date: 03/10/2017
[Written Answers] Data regarding breaches of food labelling requirements is compiled by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI). Therefore, I have referred the question to the FSAI for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Food - Bord Bia - expenditure

Sitting date: 11/09/2017
[Written Answers]...the allocation for promoting Irish food abroad by Bord Bia in each of the years 2011 to 2016; and the allocation for 2017, in tabular form. [Q. No(s) 1371 to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine ]

Food - Bord Bia - expenditure

Sitting date: 11/09/2017
[Written Answers] My Department provides an annual grant to Bord Bia to carry its role to promote, assist and develop the marketing of Irish food, livestock and horticulture at home and abroad; to develop potential markets; to collect market intelligence, provide advice on trends and opportunities, ...

Food - Bord Bia - expenditure

Sitting date: 11/09/2017
[Written Answers]...the allocation for promoting Irish sea food abroad by Bord Bia in each of the years 2011 to 2016; and the allocation for 2017, in tabular form. [Q. No(s) 1372 to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine ]