Pat O'Neill (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The maternal part has been ignored for years. I seek some advice. The delegation has said that the maternal part is milk output which means the information comes from the dairy herd, whether from a Friesian cross. Can the delegation recommend two or three steps? Some of the parts of the herd do not produce enough milk so one has got to include dairy in the scheme. Is half-bred, three quarter bred or quarter bred dairy stock the ideal suckler replacement? The delegation has said that we may run out of replacement heifers with a four and five-star rating, especially on the maternal side.