Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Does the Minister, as a former Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine and a former Minister with responsibility for trade, agree that Ireland, as a food exporter with 90% of our produce exported, must aim to be an early mover in respect of earning high margins from climate conscious consumers? Does he also agree there are significant opportunities for family farms to earn income not only from food production to the highest standard, but also from environmental services and climate services? Can the policy tools be created and delivered so that those pathways can be successfully travelled by farmers and we can have prosperous farming in a net-zero-emissions world?

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