Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy. The Government has not agreed any final targets yet for the agricultural sector but they will be in the range of 22% to 30%. As far as other sectors go, such as industry, transport or electricity, we are asking for the lowest emissions reductions from the agricultural sector because we recognise it is a special sector, is involved in food production, and needs to be specially treated. That is why the lowest targets of any sector are being asked of the agricultural one.

We are facing a climate crisis. It is real and is not made up. I will not repeat the word used by the Deputy but it is certainly not fake. The climate crisis is very real and we see it all around us now. If we do not turn the tide on the climate crisis in this generation, there will not be any agriculture at all. That is the truth of it.

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