Pat Deering (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

When the Minister introduced the new suckler cow welfare scheme last year he did not get the applause he should have got. What kind of uptake was there from the general farming organisations and from farmers in particular? What were the numbers?

Will the Minister confirm a point about knackeries? Did I see somewhere in the recent past that there would be an increase in fees for knackeries in the coming year?