Seanad debates

Wednesday, 26 November 2003

Address by Mr. Joe McCartin, MEP.

 

Will Mr. McCartin comment on the over-production we heard about four or five years ago regarding the butter mountains, wine lakes and so on? Have they disappeared, or is it merely that criticising them has gone out of fashion? Changes coming in from Europe will mean changes for the whole pattern of agriculture and rural living in Ireland. Is it not amazing that we can see some of the best land in this country left idle, growing weeds or nothing at all? Something is wrong somewhere. Perhaps Europe has been very good for us, but there is something wrong when we leave dormant our best productive land. I ask Mr. McCartin to comment because he has vast experience in agriculture.

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