Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Government has been clear on any future trade deal with Mercosur countries, as indeed has the EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development. They have sought to ensure that if trade take place in future, it happens on the basis of a level playing field and such that the volumes are controlled to recognise the importance of the Irish beef industry throughout the European Union.

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