Any review of EU sugar quota a matter for Commission, says Smith

ANY proposal to review the EU sugar quota regime is a matter for the EU Commission in the first instance, according to Agriculture Minister Brendan Smith.

Any review of EU sugar quota a matter for Commission, says Smith

Any proposal to re-establish a sugar factory in Ireland would, subject to the availability of quota, be a matter for commercial decisions by interested parties, he has told the Dáil.

He said Ireland strongly opposed the EU sugar reform proposals throughout the negotiations, and sought to have them modified in such a way that an efficient sugar industry might have been retained in Ireland.

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