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

We have things we need to do. Teagasc's recent work has been important in terms of building a collaborative approach to a significant challenge. What is the purpose of dismantling or denigrating an industry that is among the most carbon efficient? We need to do more, and will do so, across all sectors, including marine, dairy and beef. However, to denigrate the industry's efforts and not to acknowledge what has been achieved in facing up to significant challenges is seen by the industry as hectoring and lecturing rather than an attempt to work with it.

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