Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The witnesses see the dissatisfaction with the answer and it is something we will return to. The formation of the TB strategy is something we as a committee will keep focused on. The question about hardship for people with off-farm income is one that comes across all our desks frequently.

I have to close the meeting as we are over time. On behalf of the committee, I thank the officials from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine for engaging with us comprehensively on this issue. We are putting a strategy together and this committee will keep a clear focus on that. Before the strategy is formalised, I would say we will have another sessions with the officials.