Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 December 2017
539. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the dairy forum is due to meet next; and the number of meetings to date since the forum was established, in tabular form. [53639/17]
View answerIn 2015 my predecessor as Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine established a Dairy Forum comprising relevant stakeholders to act as a vehicle for constructive engagement on issues of strategic importance to the dairy sector. This Forum has met on a number of occasions and has provided a useful platform for discussion on issues such as market developments, sustainability, animal health, milk quality, price volatility, and CAP policy.
My Department and I are committed to working with all players in the sector to address issues as they arise, to ensure that we have a sustainable dairy sector going forward. In this regard I will call a meeting of the Dairy Forum to discuss the relevant issues as they arise.
There have been 5 meetings of the Dairy Forum (see table below).
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Dairy Forum |
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25 September 2017 |
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07 December 2016 |
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21 June 2016 |
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09 March 2016 |
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29 September 2015 |
