Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy McConalogue, and the Ministers of State, Senator Hackett and Deputy Heydon. There has been quite an amount of commentary about the EU nature restoration law. Unfortunately, that commentary is taking place in a vacuum because we have a Commission proposal but we do not yet have a formal Irish response. What have been the Minister's engagements to date? How does he plan to ensure an informed dialogue can take place in respect of this proposal?

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