Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein)
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I have some questions for the witnesses from Environmental Pillar. We have discussed organics in the past and we have heard that 2% of all agricultural land in Ireland is under organic production compared with 8.5% in the rest of Europe. The Minister has set a target of 7.5% by 2027, which is already around the EU average. If we are going to start playing catch-up in that area, will smaller farmers get elbowed out of the way by bigger farmers and holdings, which could start reaching that target faster than small farmers might?