Mr. Pat McCormack:

We would obviously like for the conditions to be right for the task force to meet and to move forward meaningfully. We need to restore farmer confidence in the industry. It is understandable but disappointing how we got to where we are. Where we were last Monday week will not achieve anything. The frustration that was out there is understandable, but we need to get back around the table and secure what was agreed a number of weeks ago, on the Sunday that Dublin won their fifth Gaelic football title in a row, because we could be here in another five years if we continue not to engage. It is absolutely paramount that we engage.

Senator Mulherin mentioned that farmers in the west and the midlands would be hardest hit by Brexit. That seems to exclude my area from any Brexit fallout.