Michael Collins (Cork South West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The fur farming industry would not be my strongest point and the reason I am going first is I have an issue with my phone. It is 14% charged and it will not seem to go above that so I am afraid I will get cut off.

I do not know any of the three people before us but I welcome them. I will put a question to Mr. Curran, which Ms Heffernan and Mr. Reynolds might also want to answer. This is a sector of farming that looks like it is going to cease. Was there an agreement with the witnesses? Was there a process of working towards this or is it being sped up in some way? How many people will lose jobs? The witnesses are availing of services, such as purchasing of foods, so how many people will be affected if fur farming in Ireland comes to an end?