Paul Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the delegation. I have a brief question. Most issues have been covered. I agree that, regarding grain, we seem to be concentrating on the north west. I am in the midlands, which people from outside would call affluent, but ours is a spring barley area, not a tillage one. As such, the weather is causing issues everywhere, not just in the north west.

My question is on beef genomics. The IFA has asked that the programme relating to the latter be reopened.

Is the witness happy with the operation of the scheme to date and does he just want it opened again as it is for new entrants? Would he like to see any changes to how it functions or operates with the farmers who are currently members?