Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 12 December 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed)

12:30 pm

Ms Bridget Murphy:

I would like to answer this question from a woman's point of view. Yes, perhaps men might see this as more emotional, although there is often a very big difference between getting something done and sitting down and looking at how to get something done. Women generally tend to realise that it is not just a question of feeding the world. We actually have to look at how we do so. The IFA says that we will need 70% more food to feed the world's population. That 70% will escalate over time . We do not have enough land at the moment to provide that extra 70% in the form of beef and milk. That is a reality. There is not enough land on this planet to feed the population we have at the moment with beef and milk. To look to fill 70% more demand with beef and milk-----