Joe Flaherty (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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Dr. O'Reilly will then probably ask me why I am worrying about this and can we not just sort this. Why then are category 1 NGTs not allowed in organics if they are essentially naturally occurring, albeit with a faster track? What is the rationale for excluding NGTs, given that organic producers would say they are at a natural disadvantage anyway in the wider scheme? They are doing their best for the environment and the human body but are we not putting organic producers at a huge disadvantage if NGT category 1, which is essentially a naturally produced crop, is not allowed to be included in organics? Should it be?