Michael McNamara (Clare, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I apologise for having to leave along with Deputy Penrose. I was at a meeting on the afternoon's events. I would like to focus on exports. I do not wish to duplicate Deputy Ó Cuív's questions and I apologise if this has been covered. What can the Government do given that it is private operators who are operating to increase the carriage options to both Great Britain and the Continent? More important, is it fair to say the most important thing is to try to increase live export options to third countries outside the EU? When we export to the EU, we are effectively competing with animals we kill here. Is there a problem with the shipping licensing regime in respect of getting them out of the EU or does the problem lie more with the markets to which we have traditionally exported, such as Libya and Egypt?