Martin Cullen
Ceist:49 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry, when it is expected that the expert group on the food industry will publish its report.
Written Answers. - Food Review Group Report.
Ivan Yates
Ceist:180 Mr. Yates asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry, when it is proposed that the food review group report under the Programme for Economic and Social Progress will be completed; and if it will be published.
Ivan Yates
Ceist:181 Mr. Yates asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry, when the expert food review group under the Culliton report will have concluded its work; and if the report will be published.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 49, 180 and 181 together.
The report of the Expert Group on the Food Industry is expected to be completed within the next month or two. The groups report will satisfy the commitment made under the Programme for Economic and Social Progress and the recommendation in the Culliton report to draw up a development plan for the industry. It is my intention that the report would be published following consideration of it by Government.