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Report On Beef Taskforce To Be Sent To Agriculture Minister Shortly.

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'Significant progress' has been made in implementing the agreement struck at in 2019..

A report of the Beef Market Taskforce is being finalised and will be sent to the Agriculture Minister shortly.

It was set up in 2019, amid protests over the price farmers were getting for their cattle.

Chairman Michael Dowling says 'significant progress' has been made in implementing the agreement struck at the time.

He'll tell an Oireachtas committee today 30 of its 38 'actions' have been put in place.

But Roscommon-Galway TD Michael Fitzmaurice says lots more needs to be done.


Deputy Fitzmaurice says the price of beef has increased a lot recently

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