The ability for migrant seasonal agriculture workers to continue harvesting fruit and vegetables in other member states was specifically requested by EU leaders, including Taosieach Leo Varadkar, during a video conference on 26 March.

The previous day Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed also made a strong appeal during a virtual meeting of EU agriculture ministers for the continued free movement of labour and the need to avoid any disruption to agrifood supply chains due to border closures.

During their video conference on 26 March, EU leaders asked the European Commission to draw up guidelines to ensure that seasonal workers, which in some cases are regarded as "critical", were able to continue working.

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