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

I have a brief question on a different area completely. Last spring twelvemonth we had difficulties with the fodder prices and so on. There were almost 1,100 calls to the Department on the issue. How does that compare to the past year? How does it compare to previous years? Traditionally, farmers would have been reluctant to ring the Department when such a situation arose. How have the figures compared?