Mr. T.J. Flanagan:

There is no question whatsoever but that the SQP route which exists in the North will be quite attractive for people. We already see sophisticated supply chains for smoky coal and silage wrap, available cheaper in the North, making its way down as far as south Kerry.

It would be extremely naïve of us to think that, with the best will in the world, somehow we can keep these products from coming into the market because the access will be substantially cheaper and simpler. It will have implications for the merchant and co-operative movement here and it will have huge implications for food safety if medicines that are not being regulated are coming in. It would be naïve of us to think that just because it is illegal, they will not come in.