Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The revised livestock excretion rates, that is, the new bands that have been introduced, will encourage the farming of low-volume cows. Is that a sustainable model? When Teagasc makes its recommendations regarding increased sustainability, there will be talk of the calf that will be produced from the dairy herd for beef production. If farmers are penalised for having a medium-volume cow, I see a contradiction in respect of sustainability.