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

I thank the witnesses for attending to give us an insight into the initiative. I wish them well with it. This forms part of our ongoing discussion on the future of the beef industry, which I am sure they are following closely. We will have a number of further engagements in the coming weeks, with representatives of Teagasc, Bord Bia and the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission due to appear before the committee. We hope to have a report in early June outlining a clear pathway for the future of the beef industry, which is an important sector in agriculture. It is important that it has a sustainable future.

I again thank Pat O'Keeffe, Martin Ryan, Mick O'Dowd and Jonathan Forbes, for appearing before the committee. I also thank Mr. Forbes for the hospitality he showed when we visited 18 months or two years ago.