Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

They are not going to starve and will need food. There is a large population on a small island, no matter what way Brexit works out. One of my concerns is that Britain will use the opportunity of being free from the CAP system and to do its own thing to aggressively seek to have a green system. That is what the Minister in question has said he wants. We could, therefore, find ourselves selling at a lower price because in the end the consumer would be willing to pay for it. I am sure the business is not easy.

Addressing climate change is a journey which will take time. We will make mistakes in going backwards and forwards. If we do not set ourselves a target for real carbon reductions rather than increases, we will not be able to trade under an Origin Green brand and obtain a premium price that should apply to Origin Green materials. That is the future. In a world that is cooking and where climate destruction is becoming more evident, we will not be able to trade unless we act in every sector, including transport and energy. We can do it and be very good at it. More than anything else, it could be good for Irish farming if we were to organise it properly.