I am sure that the Minister will agree that the Paris accord of December 2015, when 196 countries came together to acknowledge the gravity of the global climate change challenge, was a seminal moment. The gravity of the situation was acknowledged in the context of safeguarding food security and ending global hunger. Those 196 signatories committed to "Increasing the ability to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change and foster climate resilience and low greenhouse gas emissions development, in a manner that does not threaten food production". In that context, I acknowledge the framework for the delivery of the targets we have accepted in this House in respect of the climate change legislation, which is currently going through the Seanad and which I wholeheartedly support.

I request that the Deputy ask his question, as we are over time.

Does the Minister acknowledge the imperative of consultation and, in so far as possible, consensus regarding targets for the agricultural sector-----

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-----that do not threaten food production?

If we do not adhere to the time, then other Deputies will not be able to get in. The time allocated for the question is up to one minute. I call the Minister to reply.

Consultation is key in this regard and that can take place in different forms. We had an interesting and good meeting in our social dialogue process with the representatives of the farming sector last month. Many different views were expressed. Much attention was focused on the issue of climate, because it is going to be critical. I refer to climate adaptation as well as to reducing emissions. Equally, as I said earlier, this involves providing payments and increasing incomes as we reduce emissions. Therefore, consultation is going to be key. There are different views within the farming sector, however, depending on different circumstances in different parts of the country. The Government must balance those different situations.

I keep returning to the fact that the land use review and the plan that will emanate from it, reflecting the different circumstances in different parts of the country, as well as all the various elements of the agricultural sector, including dairy, beef, sucklers, crops, horticulture and tillage, will mean that we will require a varied approach, depending on those different needs. More than anything else, however, we must agree on how we can get young people into farming. We must listen and talk to them about how we can make this work. That will be key.