Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

No, the fact is that we are at a figure of 10% of the size of the Scottish industry in terms of hard numbers and value. We are producing less than the Faroe Islands. That is the scale of the failure. The Minister's response to the joint committee is that the sector can wait for two more years for a real solution, that he will focus on the low hanging fruit and will not address the recommendations made. I appeal to him to open his mind. I know that he relies on his senior officials, but there are others with expert knowledge available - the stakeholders. I appeal to him to sit down with them as soon as possible.