Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 9 March 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing: Discussion
Mr. Eoin Deegan:
I do not think so. There is an inter-agency group that meets. There is the issue that there are different responsibilities assigned to different Departments. There is expertise within the EPA on the GMO front and, depending on the particular issue, in regard to food, health issues and the cultivation of crops and its potential impact on the environment. There are structures in place to make sure that Departments are aware of the developments on different fronts across different GM techniques and in different GM areas. I certainly would not have a fear on that front.
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