Neale Richmond (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Joe Healy. As someone who is often made fun of for being a south Dublin suburbanite, I stress that this whole session is fascinating for me. It is not something I am alien to.

I am very proud that the area I represented had 63 members of the Irish Famers Association, IFA. It was not exactly a massive number, but they all went down. We also have a thriving branch of Macra na Feirme in south Dublin. Obviously I come from a family with a strong link to the agricultural sector both in terms of supply and agribusiness. Both of those presentations were really excellent. We are really grateful. We have had an excellent day's work so far. I commend the works that both organisations do. I watched the live stream of the meeting in Goffs. It was top notch. If we had more people doing that from various sectors we would be in a really good place - not that we are in a bad place, but we can always be in the best place.