Michelle Mulherin (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I wish to make a point about information and interaction in response to Mr. Nolan. I acknowledge the work that has been done, especially around breeding.

However, it seems that if we polled everyone in the country, the vast majority would agree we need to do something about climate change. It is when we get down to the level of the different measures that have to be taken in the different sectors that the issue arises. This holds true not just in agriculture but in other areas. Usually making a change, in a heating system for example, involves cost. That is where people differ. It is a case of somebody else over there who should be doing something. This was the point I was making to Mr. Callanan about why I thought it was imperative that he should have been at the Citizens' Assembly, although I acknowledge he would not go without being asked. I believe, in general, there is acceptance of the problem. We need to get down to the detail of it and look in the right direction to address the issue rather than bashing farming.