Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 1 October 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food

Challenges Facing the Tillage Industry: Discussion

2:00 am

Photo of Paul LawlessPaul Lawless (Mayo, Aontú) | Oireachtas source

It is very clear. We need to work with our colleagues across Europe to ensure there must be equivalence of standard in any trade deals. It is totally unfair that our farmers are competing against farmers across the world who are not subject to the same standards whatsoever. That is the issue here. I have made this point before. Farmers, in general, do not necessarily want subsidies; they want an equal playing field and a market in which they can earn a living for their product.

Can I ask very quickly about land pressures-----

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