Pat O'Neill (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Food Harvest 2020 targets are an aspiration. I would not say they are a dream but they are what we would all strive to achieve because that can only be good for jobs. There is confidence in the food sector; we have seen the investments being made by the Kerry Group and Glanbia. What are the implications in terms of greenhouse gases and carbon footprints, in the context of the Kyoto agreement, if production here increases to the targets set in Food Harvest 2020? Where would we stand in terms of carbon credits and carbon footprints? What are the implications for the country if we drive production to the targets set in Food Harvest 2020?