Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Senator is aware I set up the beef and sheep food division group, as well as the dairy food division group. One of the recommendations of the dairy food division group was that we should explore and look to take forward the option of a voluntary dairy reduction scheme. Our target is to have that clarified by the end of this year. I indicated a month or so ago that 2022 would be a reference year for any voluntary reduction scheme that we step out, to give as much clarity as possible to those who might be considering it and to make sure there are no unintended consequences from the fact that we are saying that we are looking at stepping out a voluntary reduction scheme whereby some might increase rather than decrease under a voluntary reduction scheme. Therefore, I laid down 2022 as a marker in that regard. I will engage further with stakeholders regarding to how we step that out. By the third quarter of this year, we will have this clarified and-----