Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

They will not do it and it is wrong. To say that on one day of the year farmers will know what they will need for the year is wrong. If, for example, there was an offer for something that farmers might need it would be counter-productive to what we are trying to achieve. Let us cut out the nonsense and be square. A 12-month prescription will not happen in reality. If it does happen in reality it will cost the farmers money.