Ms Elaine Houlihan:

I thank Senator Lombard. It was difficult for a Limerick woman to go down to Cork last weekend. I will make a few comments and Ms Farrell will tell her story. She is a prime example of someone affected by the issues. She is expecting her first child and is farming at home. What can we do to keep young people?

Senator Lombard touched on the issue of labour. Everyone is going to Australia. Relocation offers are ridiculous. I am a physiotherapist and the €100,000 would not touch the relocation package I was offered to go to Australia. There is something I want to correct. Senator Lombard referred to tradesmen. He should have used the word "tradespersons".