Ms Sinéad McPhillips:

It is disappointing that Irish beef is below the EU average price. Some of that is related to other markets, such as Germany and France, where prices are highest at this time of the year, while we are at the opposite end of the spectrum. The UK remains part of the EU average price and this brings the average up but it is disappointing that the price has been at its current level for some time without any uptick.