Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

I seek the adjournment of Dáil Éireann under Standing Order 31 to obtain an explanation from the Government on a matter of urgent public concern, namely, how a Monsanto GM food-promoting, multinational company was accredited as an Irish participant at the World Trade Organisation talks in Hong Kong last December, given that the vast majority of people in Ireland and the EU generally are opposed to GM food and that Monsanto is using the Irish Government as a trojan horse to gain a foothold for GM food in Ireland; and if the Government will cease flirting with GM companies that threaten Irish food marketing and environmental integrity at home and abroad.

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