Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 February 2026
482. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a canteen in his Department headquarters; and if the Minister can provide assurances that all meat sold or provided in that canteen is of Irish origin. [11174/26]
View answerThe Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has 6 headquarter locations, and 4 of these have canteen facilities, all managed by external providers.
• Agriculture House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2,
• Backweston Campus, Co. Kildare,
• Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford,
• the National Seafood Centre, Clonakilty, Co. Cork.
All beef and lamb supplied are of Irish origin, with most of the chicken and pork products also of Irish origin, all purchased from Irish wholesalers.
