Mr. Bernard Harris:

Within the budget, the future growth loan scheme was extended further so that is available for farmers. Mr. Nolan mentioned that the industry is an essential part of this. We have had discussions with MilkFlex and Finance Ireland around the potential future there. We are working closely with the industry to look at this area, especially slurry storage. We have asked for prioritisation in this area because it is important. It is the elephant in the room and it needs to be solved.

In terms of a whole-of-government approach, we have also had discussions with the Department of Finance and we will see how those progress.