Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament
Seanad Éireann — 2021-11-02
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Róisín Garvey (GP), Nominated by the Taoiseach

The MEPs are amazing being MEPs, as being a Senator is mind-blowing. I do not know how they do it for the whole of Europe. I do it for County Clare and the country, but hats off to them. I hope people appreciate that it is not that easy.
The meeting happening in Scotland this week is the single most important meeting that has ever happened on this planet and that will ever happen on this planet. I want to talk about farmers in Ireland in regard to climate because I have deep concerns. We all know a massive percentage of CAP goes to a very small percentage of farmers, so they are not the farmers I am talking about or the farmers I am concerned about. I am sick of hearing from that small percentage of farmers who have huge lobby groups and representation and do not represent the small farmers who I want to speak and ask about today. I have deep concerns about them not getting the money they need to survive and thrive. I listen to Macra na Feirme and to my neighbours and they are not getting the guidance they need nationally, from Teagasc and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, and from Europe. We talk about Mercosur and exporting pigs to China. I want to hear what the MEPs are doing for small farmers in Europe.

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Sitting date: 2021-11-02