Billy Timmins
Ceist:78 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if the Future of Agriculture document, 2000 to 2010, is now obsolete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9297/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 24 March 2004
Ceisteanna (78)
Freagraí scríofa
There has been considerable progress since the publication of the 2010 report in March 2000. This was a vibrant operational plan for Irish agriculture. The report was followed, at my instigation, by the 2010 plan of action, which laid out a series of action points to be undertaken by my Department. It was subsequently found that 94% of those action points were substantially completed.
The agri-vision 2015 committee, which I recently set up, has been asked to update the work of the agri-food 2010 committee. Strategic planning requires some form of review on an ongoing basis. Although many aspects of the agri-food 2010 approach and findings are still relevant, as with any good plan, it has been necessary to update it owing to changing circumstances and to ensure that the long-term blueprint for Irish agriculture reflects those changes.