HIF Chairs, Committee and Sub committee members

HIF Chairs and Subcommittee Representation

Chairpersons: Niall Collins TD (Government), Orla McManus (Industry).

 

The HIF Forum, chaired by Minister Collins 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) Dermot Callaghan (Teagasc), Niamh Brennan (IFA), Robert Malone (IFA), Emer Gallaher Hall (Bord Bia), Michal Slawski (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 McCormack (McCormack’s Fruit Farm), Pat Farrell (Keelings’) softfruit@hif.ie
Top Fruit: Con Traas (The Apple Farm) topfruit@hif.ie
Potatoes: Jason O'Leary (Skreen Potatoes) potatoes@hif.ie