Mr. Paddy Gernon:

It was introduced about ten years ago. I had an inquiry for Libya last June 12 months and a ship called the Nabolsi. The owners wanted to come to Ireland and wanted steers and bulls up to 30 months. It took me three months to get a draft from the Department. I got the draft on 11 July for 30 months. I sent it on to Libya. They had been dealing with the Department to get the ship licensed. I sent it on to them and the next morning and received an e-mail saying that there was a mistake and that only cattle under 24 months could be shipped to Libya.