Poultry production and Athenry unit
Treacy asked whether the Department was withdrawing from poultry production and about the closure of the Athenry college turkey unit. The Minister denied a general withdrawal, said new-unit development had doubled, and undertook to inquire about the turkey unit.
Could the Minister inform the House if his Department have made a conscious decision to withdraw from poultry production in various parts of the country?
Comment on this
My goodness, no. The development this year is exactly twice what it was last year in new units.
Comment on this
Could the Minister tell us the reasons for the closing down of the turkey unit in the agricultural college at Athenry?