Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Chair touched on what is being reported. I have no problem with some of the figures I am looking at and with what Mr. Nolan is saying. There is, however, a huge concern and the market will not address it. On some farms the calf is surplus to requirements, to put it honestly. The danger with the figures is that if Jersey-type calves come around with higher solids in the cows, we will have the hardest sold little animals that ever were and that will cause a major problem in our beef sector. Does the Department have any plans to resolve that issue before the horse bolts?