Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is directly related to climate change. Will the Irish Farmers Association give its opinion on that?

The United Nations reckons enough food is produced to feed the world’s population but there is still the problem of world hunger. Much of Ireland’s food production is not going to the hungriest in the world. While we can up our food production, it will not go to those who need it. What is the IFA’s position on this? Many of those affected by world hunger have been directly affected by global warming in that it has hindered their agricultural production. Should we reduce our greenhouse emissions so as to help those affected in poorer countries?