Pat Deering (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

My point on the New Zealand model is that we are running fast to stand still to a certain extent. It is getting bigger and bigger and there are more overheads. Professor Boyle said the system has been adopted by a number of younger farmers. It is great to see younger farmers getting involved in farming. This issue is one of the main ones, and it might have been referred to earlier. A farm not too far from my home has a model similar to the one in question, and similar issues arose during the difficult period. There was a feeding deficit and there were animal welfare difficulties owing to the weather. The model is cheaper to get into but the consequences-----