Could the Minister say when a marketing body will be set up to ensure that more vegetables are grown here to prevent imports and also to ensure that there is proper marketing and improved standards?

As I have already pointed out, a monitoring committee on food imports has been set up by the Minister and there is also great activity in some of the organisations such as the IFA who, I understand, are deeply involved in mobilising the vegetable processing industry. I am sure there will be substantial results in the near future.

Would the Minister undertake a programme whereby the marketing and presentation of processed foods could be improved visually as far as the customer is concerned?

Obviously this would form a very important part of whatever revision or in-depth study is carried out because we are all aware that marketing and presentation of products are very important and must be taken into account.

The Minister gave a figure of £750 million. Could he give us a breakdown of this figure?

I am sorry, I have not got them to hand but I do not know if there would be a breakdown as it is obviously an estimated figure.

Would the Minister involve manufacturers in the food processing industry and also those currently engaged in the importation of foreign processed foods in the discussion at this stage in order to solve the problem?

I will have the matter looked into and report to the Deputy.