Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 16 December 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs

Annual Report of the European Court of Auditors 2013 and Related Matters: Discussion

3:05 pm

Photo of Eric ByrneEric Byrne (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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I am sorry my two colleagues have left; they represent rural Ireland. I want to admire the farming community, the farmers who farm properly and in accordance with the directives, be it the Habitat Directive or whatever, because biodiversity is a hugely important thing. Deputy Durkan came across, sadly, with a eurosceptic position on biodiversity and habitat directives. He insulted----