Mr. Kieran Dunne:

The Senator asked about getting the three Ministers involved. The Minister of State, Senator Hackett, the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, and the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, met last Monday week, partly as a result of a meeting with County Kildare growers. The Minister of State, Senator Hackett, outlined our serious concerns based on the "raw meeting" - her words - she had with the Kildare growers. The outcome was that three assistant secretaries are dealing with the issue. As of this morning, however there has been no outcome from those meetings.