Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 1 October 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food
Challenges Facing the Tillage Industry: Discussion
2:00 am
Paul Lawless (Mayo, Aontú)
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It is very clear. We need to work with our colleagues across Europe to ensure there must be equivalence of standard in any trade deals. It is totally unfair that our farmers are competing against farmers across the world who are not subject to the same standards whatsoever. That is the issue here. I have made this point before. Farmers, in general, do not necessarily want subsidies; they want an equal playing field and a market in which they can earn a living for their product.
Can I ask very quickly about land pressures-----