Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE) | Oireachtas source

I refer to a point that Dr. Ó Cinnéide made about plans to expand agricultural production in Ireland. Harvest 2020 was a ten-year plan for a 50% growth in dairy and pigmeat production, 20% growth in beef and sheep production and a 10% increase in poultry production. That was never going to be compatible with not deepening our biodiversity crisis, was it? Does Dr. Ó Cinnéide believe the thinking of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has changed on any of this in the intervening time? Does the Department accept the recommendation that states all Departments must explicitly acknowledge the State's declaration and take immediate and targeted action? If we were to have another plan like that, it would run directly against what he citizens' assembly is calling for to happen in this regard.