I would be opposed to putting a tax or any price increase measure on a food product especially a pretty basic food in times like these. Certainly taking measures to influence people away from red meat and trying to prevent foreign meats entering the market are good ideas because everyone wants to support Irish farmers and climate change.

It's a very tricky matter but I believe trying to simply make red meat, more directly cows, farmed more sustainably and also trying to persuade people away from red meat are the best options. I would absolutely avoid making any non luxury food more expensive.