Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 9 March 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing: Discussion

Dr. Ewen Mullins:

It referenced 2023, and I think Mr. Deegan mentioned it. The policy draft should be published by the end of this year.

I am not aware of when or what will be in it. There is no doubt that would not happen without the public-funded research from Teagasc but also the universities and all of the other public institutions around Europe. There is a weight of evidence then. There is not just one study in one field in one country; it is multiple studies across Europe and multiple perspectives.