Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

-----given its land area. It is likewise in many other parts of the world. We must also be honest about the importance and the challenge coming down the tracks due to population growth and the fact countries that can must produce food. The challenge for all of us is to produce that food to the best of our capacity and productivity while reducing the emissions footprint of how we produce it and lowering it significantly to achieve the targets we have in place, just as with any other thing we do in any sector of the economy. The one thing that is certain is food is going to be needed and it is really important we do not ignore the importance of producing that food and that we try to at least maintain that, while taking the steps that are going to reduce the emissions footprint of how it is farmed and produced.