Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 19 September 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Citizens Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion

Mr. Patrick Joyce:

Yes, and there is also division among the different sectors. We asked for support many years ago in the tillage, suckler herd and sheep sectors but we still did not get it. Those farmers then sold up and went into the dairy sector. This is why there is now a groundwater problem. There is too much emphasis on the dairy sector. I have nothing against dairy farmers. Policymakers made this problem and now they must get together. We produced this report when 99 of us came together. Legislators are being paid much more than us and should be able to do much more in this regard.

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