Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 20 June 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence

Pre-budget Submission: Dóchas

Ms Jane-Ann McKenna:

I thank the Deputy. My colleagues and I agree with her. Nobody gets on a boat unless they have to. Unfortunately, the disaster last week has added to the number of at least 27,000 people who have died in the Mediterranean since 2014. To put this is context, many of the countries where our members work are hosting the majority of refugees around the world. I will hand over to Ms Bennett to speak agriculture and livelihoods and how we can encourage and protect those.