Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2021-06-16
============================================================

Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

The Mercosur agreement as it currently stands is not consistent with European Union climate change objectives and trade deals must be consistent with those objectives. Given the rampant deforestation of the land in the Amazon region, it seems clear the Brazilian Government is not serious about addressing climate issues.
The dairy industry is a strong industry in Ireland. It provides thousands of jobs in rural Ireland and across the regions. It produces high-quality output in milk and baby formula, which provide great sustenance across the world for many families. We will continue to support the industry.

---

Source: Houses of the Oireachtas. Licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The Official Report is revised after first publication; the fetch timestamp below identifies the version quoted.

Record URI: https://data.oireachtas.ie/akn/ie/debateRecord/dail/2021-06-16/debate/main
Retrieved: 2026-08-14T04:49:23+00:00
Sitting date: 2021-06-16