Mr. William Lavelle:

Again, I cannot comment on the issue of pricing, but if the Deputy goes back to figures which even the IFA itself has been using, the malting companies have seen an increase in demand for malted barley of 250% in recent years. We are seeing increased demand and seeing that demand met locally. We have not had concerns expressed to us yet from any of our members that our projections for growth cannot be met locally as far as barley is concerned. We see increased demand for barley going forward. It is an issue of supply, which is in turn an issue of confidence for the tillage sector that the Irish whiskey and Irish brewing sectors will continue to want Irish barley.