Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 21 November 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed)

2:00 pm

Dr. Pierre-Marie Aubert:

It is a little hard. I would not say it is not at all credible, but it is an argument which must be handled with much attention. It is true that we need to ensure that products that are needed somewhere are produced in the most efficient way. I do not know anything about Brazilian, Chinese or Indian diets and, therefore, I do not have anything to say about that, but we can assume that it might be the case that those people will need to consume more dairy products for whatever reason. In the time between when they increase the level of carbon efficiency of their dairy production and now, it might be useful to export dairy from Ireland, but this must be temporary. If it is only a way for the Irish farmers to increase their market share on the world market, that is not credible. It depends on the pathways of the exports and role of Irish production. It is not an absolute term. It is a relative term regarding where we are now and where we want to go.

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