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

Is there not a simple way? The co-ops say they are tied into Ornua. Is Ornua a big enough and bold enough company to recognise the situation that exists at the moment that it is prepared to say to the co-ops that this is wartime, there are contracts but it is prepared to waive them. Then the co-ops will put the pressure on them that they do likewise for the farmers. This cannot go on, given the stories we are hearing at the moment. We are putting farmers out of business who have been at this for years. This is not a solution for Ornua, nor for the co-ops.