Niall Collins
Question:1940. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of times the stakeholders forum has met in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34026/18]
View answerTuesday, 24 July 2018
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I understand that the Deputy is referring to the Beef, Dairy and Tillage Stakeholder Forums.
The Beef forum last met in February 2018. To date the forum has been convened 11 times.
The Dairy forum last met in September 2017. To date the forum has been convened 5 times.
The Tillage Forum last met in February 2017. To date the forum has been convened twice.
In addition to these stakeholder forums for specific sectors, the Food Wise process provides ongoing opportunities for stakeholder input - most importantly during the strategy formation process itself, but also for example:
- Food Wise skills workshops held in 2016 and 2017;
- Food Wise: Challenge, Ambition, Opportunity Conference last December;
- Food Wise Environmental Sustainability Dialogue last month;
- National Economic Dialogue - Food Wise breakout session last month.