Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)

In view of the shambles that is the policy of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on the importation of genetically modified foods and the reluctance of the Government to establish a committee to deal with science and technology matters I ask the Tánaiste to arrange for a debate in this House on GM foods in Government time. This matter is causing serious difficulties for the agriculture sector, especially the pig and poultry areas where several thousand people are employed and many jobs are threatened.

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