Mr. Conor Mulvihill:

It is a nice, natural segue from Mr. McHugh. While I do not agree with everything he said, there is much very positive stuff from the industry. Some of the work we are doing in the Dairy Sustainability Ireland initiative goes back to the first principles Mr. McHugh has outlined. Before we even address the climate change issue, we need to go back to the first principles of what is happening in water quality in our land. We have a brilliant story of water quality in our land in our industry, but it is declining. Our reputation is based on getting that back up and the soil is at the heart of that through nutrient management programmes, growing more grass, getting more profitability for farmers and reducing fertiliser inputs. The fundamental piece is behavioural change for farmers and that they get more income. I am lucky enough to be working in the dairy industry. For the record I am also an organic beef farmer; Ms Westbrook can check her organisation's records.