Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 1 December 2021
223. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of seed potato produced in the State; the amount imported to the State from Scotland by year in each of the years 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59288/21]
View answerThe quantity of seed potato certified by my Department’s inspectors since 2016 to 2020 is listed in Table 1 below. The quantity of seed potato imported from Scotland for the same period is listed in Table 2. Figures relating to 2021 are not currently available.
Table 1
|
Year |
Certified Seed Potato (tonnes) |
|
2016 |
3,308 |
|
2017 |
2,744 |
|
2018 |
2,825 |
|
2019 |
2,903 |
|
2020 |
2,123 |
Table 2
|
Year |
Seed Potato Imported from Scotland (tonnes) |
|
2016 |
2990 |
|
2017 |
3529 |
|
2018 |
3014 |
|
2019 |
3638 |
|
2020 |
4015 |
I am very much aware of the impact of Brexit on the seed potato sector and am committed to the development of this sector.
