Mr. Jack Nolan:

I suppose Teagasc is investing in the calf to beef programmes because we have increased by 500,000 dairy cows over recent years. The process can be run profitably.

On the question of the Jersey cow and slippage, three quarters of Irish cows are currently in the middle category. If somebody is going to go down to a lower category, it is a choice, generally speaking. We think it is either organic farmers or those on once a day. These are the type of animal in that lower category. We do not see slippage there.