HIF Chairs, Committee and Sub committee members

HIF Chairs and Subcommittee Representation

Chairpersons: Michael Healy Rae TD (Government), Orla McManus (Industry).

 

The HIF Forum, chaired by Minister Healy-Rae and Orla McManus, meets twice a year.

The HIF Sub Committee, chaired by Orla McManus, meets once a month.

 

Sub Committee:

Orla McManus (Chair), Vacancy (Vice Chair) Michael Gaffney (Teagasc), Niamh Brennan (IFA), Robert Malone (IFA), Emer Gallaher Hall (Bord Bia), Lorcan Bourke (Bord Bia), Deirdre Fay (DAFM), Rachel Wisdom (DAFM), Sinead Mulcahy (DAFM), Ciara Daly (DAFM), Tamsen Harward (DAFM).

 

Grower Representative Members of the HIF (HIF committee)

The sector representatives can be contacted directly through their HIF email addresses.

Amenity: Val Farrell (B&V Nurseries) amenity@hif.ie
Protected Crops: David Currid (Grantstown Nurseries), Martin Flynn (MF Nurseries) protectedcrops@hif.ie
Field Vegetables: Paul Brophy (Paul Brophy Produce), John Dockrell (John B. Dockrell Ltd)  fieldvegetables@hif.ie
Mushrooms: Mark Walsh (Walsh Mushrooms), Gerry Reilly (Reilly Mushrooms) mushrooms@hif.ie
Soft Fruit: Niall Mc Cormack (McCormack’s Fruit Farm), Pat Farrell (Keelings’) softfruit@hif.ie
Top Fruit: Con Traas (The Apple Farm) topfruit@hif.ie
Potatoes: Sean Ryan (Ryans Farm Fresh) potatoes@hif.ie