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Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, 25 May 1999
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Written Answers. - Women's Role in Agriculture.
34 Mrs. B. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the activities of the special advisory committee on the role of women established as a result of the commitment given in An Action Programme for the Millennium; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13583/99]
The main function of the advisory committee on the role of women in agriculture, which I will establish shortly, will be to make an input into strategies in the agriculture and rural development areas.
I envisage that the committee will address those issues which are impediments to women's full participation in areas which affect their lives. These will include issues relating to education and training, health and welfare, appropriate representation on relevant organisations and fuller participation in political, economic and social life particularly in relation to agriculture.
