Ms Justice Mary Laffoy:

We had Professor Gary Lanigan from Teagasc on the agricultural and land use sector. There is good information in his paper and it is worth reading. We also had Professor Matthews. In truth, if we had time we could have had more information on the agricultural sphere and, in particular, on how various parts of the sector are and would be affected. Again, I remind the Deputy of the recommendation made by the members. It is quite clear that they recognised that there should be a fair and just transition and that the farmers have to be protected. That is going to be a job for the State. How does one protect a farmer with suckler cows in west Mayo? I do not know the answer to that, but it is something that probably will have to be examined in the overall context.