Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Perhaps Dr. Harrison wants to come in on this. The obvious concern, which is the one that is raised most often, both in terms of the older GMO technology, as it has been described, but it will apply equally here, is that changes made to one crop might have an unforeseen implication either for other crops, biodiversity, climate or something else. There could be some knock-on consequence for the animals that eat the product, including humans, or whatever the case may be. Do the witnesses share those concerns or are they mitigated with the protections that could be put in place?