World Food Day.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 October 2004

Wednesday, 13 October 2004

Ceisteanna (59)

Willie Penrose

Ceist:

60 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the plans her Department has to promote the United Nation’s World Food Day on 16 October. [24500/04]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Agriculture and Food (Mary Coughlan)

The celebration of World Food Day will take place on Friday, 15 October. The UN's food and agriculture organisation chose biodiversity for food security as this year's theme. It will recognise the importance of biodiversity in ensuring that people have regular access to enough high quality food to lead active, healthy lives.

This year my Department, as it has for a number of years, will sponsor a World Food Day seminar, organised by Gorta, to be held in Dublin with biodiversity as its focus. A number of excellent speakers from Ireland and Africa will address key aspects of this theme.