Mr. Arnold Dillon:

Those are not specific issues we engage with members on, so unfortunately I cannot answer the Deputy's question on the specifics but I will make an observation on the beef market from a retail perspective. When it comes to pricing of beef, the Deputy will be aware that 90% of beef produced in Ireland is exported. The domestic market only constitutes some 10% of beef production. Of that, only 6% ends up in the retail sector with the other percentage ending up in food services. Prices for beef are largely set by export markets. That is just a point to inform the discussion around pricing of beef and the retailers' role in that.