Joe Flaherty (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I welcome all our guests. I will say to Mr. Santini that, as a frequent visitor to Brittany, I do not think agriculture is that adversely affected by the challenges. I see a vibrant agriculture community there. We are envious when we visit.

I have a couple of questions for Mr. Santini. I will go back to what Deputy Carthy raised about the issue of duties. I was struck by the point Mr. Santini made. Urea coming into Ireland could not be classified as an agricultural product, as we see it. I appreciate its main component is nitrogen, which can be used in a multiplicity of other products, but with 46% nitrogen, there is not an awful lot more that can be done with urea when it comes. Have efforts been made to have it classified as an agricultural product? Strictly speaking, there is not much more to be done with a big bag of urea, other than spread it. That is my first question. I will come back in with my other questions, if that is okay.