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Advisory Committee on Genetic Resources for Food & Agriculture

An Advisory Committee on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture was established in 1996 to advise and aid the Department in the development and implementation of plans aimed at achieving the following objectives:

• the development and utilisation of genetic resources to increase national food security;
• the identification, evaluation and conservation of unique genetic resources whose survival is being threatened or endangered;
• the promotion of public awareness and support for genetic resource conservation management strategies and
• the participation in international and EU programmes aimed at coordinated management of genetic resources.

The Advisory Committee comprises of experts representing stakeholder bodies that have an interest in genetic resources conservation from a broad spectrum of backgrounds in Ireland including government departments, research and third level institutes, non-government organisations and farming bodies.

Advisory Committee Members

Mr Donal Coleman (Chairman)
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Crop Evaluation Centre
Backweston Farm
Leixlip
Co. Kildare

Ms Anne Sheridan (Secretary)
Crop Production and Safety Division
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Backweston Administration Building
Stacumney Lane
Celbridge
Co. Kildare

Mr Mark Maguire (DAFM rep. Animal Genetic Resources)
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Grattan Business Centre
Dublin Road
Portlaoise
Co. Laois

Mr Gerry Doherty (DAFM rep. Plant Genetic Resources)
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Tops Potato Centre
Raphoe
Co. Donegal

Mr Noel Collins (DAFM rep. Plant Genetic Resources)
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Crop Evaluation Centre
Backweston Farm
Leixlip
Co. Kildare

Dr Rory Harrington
National Parks and Wildlife Service
Department of the Environment Heritage & Local Government
108 The Quay
Waterford

Mr Gerard Cahalane
Forest Service
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Ag House 3 West
Kildare Street
Dublin 2

Mr John Fennessy
Forest Service
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Ag House 4 West
Kildare Street
Dublin 2

Dr Seamus Hanrahan
Teagasc
Athenry Research Station
Athenry
Co. Galway

Dr Brian Wickham
Irish Cattle Breeding Federation
Shinagh House
Bandon
Co. Cork

Mr Ruaidhri Deasy
Irish Farmers Association
Irish Farm Centre
Bluebell
Dublin 12

Mr Michael Doody
Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association
Gardenfield
Newcastlewest
Co. Limerick

Dr Leo Curran
Genetic Heritage Ireland
'Cuilin'
Macetown
Tara
Co. Meath

Professor Charles Spillane
C306 Aras de Brun
Botany & Plant Science Department
National University of Ireland Galway
Galway

Ms Anita Hayes
Irish Seed Savers Association
Capparoe
Scarrif
Co. Clare

Dr Mary Forrest
College of Life Sciences
School of Biology and Environmental Science
Agriculture & Food Science Centre
University College Dublin
Belfield
Dublin 4

Dr Thomas F Gallagher
College of Life Sciences
School of Biology and Environmental Science
Agriculture & Food Science Centre
University College Dublin
Belfield
Dublin 4