Cross-Border Co-operation

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 8 June 2016

Wednesday, 8 June 2016

Questions (530)

Peadar Tóibín

Question:

530. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the State bodies under his remit which have developed memoranda of understanding with their counterparts in Northern Ireland with regard to the efficient delivery of services on the island of Ireland; if he has carried out a cost-benefit analysis of the development of further memoranda of understanding; the details of the cost-benefit analysis; and the new memoranda of understanding he will create between State bodies under his remit through the lifetime of the Government. [14275/16]

Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

There are twelve State Bodies under the aegis of my Department. Of these, Teagasc has a Memorandum of Understanding entitled Scientific Collaboration Agreement with the Agri-Food Bio-Sciences Institute (AFBI), its counterpart in Northern Ireland.

There are no current plans for further Memoranda of Understanding between the other State Bodies and their counterparts in Northern Ireland.