Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Should the €1.90 levy not be on a percentage basis on live exports? It is a high proportion of a calf on which I make €50 or €60 in the ring, compared with a good suckler that goes abroad and makes €1,400 or €1,500. It does not seem to be equitable. I am not trying to question the fund. It would still deliver the €500,000 but it could be more equal. While I accept that we have increased the amount of live exports, the amount of animals that we have available for live exports has increased dramatically too.