Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

At the most recent Agriculture and Fisheries Council I was the only person from among the 28 member states who raised the plight of the tillage sector. The unfortunate reality is that we are 1% of European tillage production. The major players in the tillage sector include the French. I have spoken with the French Senate in Agriculture House, whose members are representative of rural constituencies, and it is not an issue that is resonating there. Without the support of the French, the Poles, the Hungarians and the Romanians on a tillage issue, it is extremely difficult to make progress.

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