Joe O'Reilly (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Kelly for the comprehensive and excellent presentation. I have a specific question. I did not fully understand Mr. Kelly. Am I correct that Mr. Kelly is saying that, as it stands, there is a €170 tariff on each tonne of flour coming into the country? If I understood him correctly, Mr. Kelly stated that we do not have domestic flour and we import all our flour and that there would be a €170 per tonne tariff on it if we could not get a derogation. That would surely have significant implications for the price of bread, which is a fairly basic requirement. Maybe Mr. Kelly would elaborate for those of us who do not fully grasp this. He might explain how that will work out and whether derogation would be got from it. That has significant implications.

I come from a Border county. Could Mr. Kelly elaborate on what he stated about the milk? There is significant interplay in respect of milk between Cavan and Monaghan and the North. For example, more than half of the milk Lakeland Dairies in Bailieborough sources is from Northern Ireland. That experience would be repeated along the Border. Did Mr. Kelly say there were difficulties around that milk and that the food processing of baby powder, drinks or whatever is processed from the milk and butter in those areas will in some way be at a disadvantage in terms of pricing and the supports it would get? Would Mr. Kelly elaborate on that as well?