Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 28 March 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action
Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion
Mr. Tadhg Buckley:
I am not saying that for one second. What I am saying is that if we are looking at designation and the impact on farmers, we cannot have a situation where something is being imposed. As I have said, it has to be with the consent of farmers. If we were to introduce overnight a nature restoration law and set targets that will inevitably lead to an imposition on farmers without their consent, it would be a very retrograde step. It is the one way to guarantee there will not be farmer buy-in, which is essential to any progression.
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