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Minister Creed Announces the Opening of the Qatari Market for Irish Meat and Meat Products
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, today welcomed the agreement which has been reached with Qatar’s Ministry of Public Health which will allow for the importation into Qatar of Irish beef, sheepmeat and poultry.
The Minister said that:
The opening of this new market is a reflection of the confidence the Qatari authorities have in the rigorous controls and high standards of food safety we have in Ireland.
The market is being opened to boneless beef, sheepmeat and poultry, both meat and meat products. The Minister added that:
The opening of the Qatari market is the result of on-going efforts by my Department, the Irish Ambassador accredited to Qatar and the agricultural attaché in the Gulf Region in recent times.
He reiterated his commitment to ensuring that Irish meat exporters would have access to as many global markets as possible in line with the market development themes of Food Wise 2025 and that his Department, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Bord Bia would continue to work closely in achieving this goal.