Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I will tell the Kerry Deputies why I think is the way to go. Much of our money comes from the European Union. Many of the cheques that farmers receive originate from measures relating to the CAP. I listen to the European Commissioner, Mr. Phil Hogan, when he comes back here and says that. He would not, from a Green perspective, be my favourite persons but he came back and gave a clear message at the Food Wise 2025 conference. He said that people should wake up, that farming is changing and that climate change must be taken seriously. I think we should grab that as an opportunity for Deputy Michael Healy-Rae's constituents.

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