Tom Barry (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses. I do not know where to start. I will try to start somewhere. I grew up on a dairy farm. I must admit my loyalties lie with dairy farmers. When I buy milk with the National Dairy Council label on it, it always strikes me that such milk is a little more expensive than the milk without the label. I am not sure why that is - the witnesses obviously know - but I can make assumptions. Page 12 of the Strathroy Dairy submission suggests that the current system "is bad for competition, farmers, consumers and employment". I presume it is bad for the dairy as well.