Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 9 March 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing: Discussion

Dr. Thomas McLoughlin:

Only at laboratory level, for research and development, but we are ready to go. I am sure the Deputy will hear more about it. He heard the story from Dr. Harrison about strawberries. It is being used for research and development, pending the outcome of the Commission's final decision. Member states will have a significant input into the decision.