Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour) | Oireachtas source

4. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether farmers should be encouraged to expand production substantially in order to meet the €19 billion target of Food Wise 2025 when uncertainty reigns due to Brexit, trade deals and the general imbalance in supply and demand in world markets which would suggest that extra output will further reduce prices, undermine viability and risks leading farmers into further debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37787/16]

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