An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Dail Éireann — 2022-03-01
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Michael McNamara (IND), Clare

Irish farmers face a dilemma as to whether to borrow money to pay the cost of fertiliser, which has more than doubled, and hope to pass that onto consumers at the end of the year or to produce less food, which will also result in a rise in consumer food prices at the end of the year. I have no doubt that Ireland will produce more than enough food to feed itself but I am less confident about Europe, particularly given the lack of supply from Ukraine, which is the bread basket of Europe.
To ward off a horrible scenario whereby Irish consumers cannot afford the cost of food in Ireland, like other European consumers, will the Government intervene by bulk buying fertiliser, subventing it or putting price caps in place? We need to intervene now.

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Sitting date: 2022-03-01