Mr. Michael Lambert:

There is a massive amount of work to be done on this if we are to achieve success but we seem to be going in reverse. I am old enough to remember when we did not have fertilisers or sprays. Everything has advanced significantly now. These rules are taken from back then instead of being operated in the current, up-to-date procedures in agriculture. Teagasc needs to do more research. It does a certain amount but it is limited in resources at the coal face. The people working in Teagasc are very good at their job, but they are limited in numbers. Teagasc had an organic farm at the college in Athenry, but it was closed down two or three years ago.