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

Mr. Callanan might answer this question. A family farm of 60, 70, 80, 90 or 100 cows - a small farm - will be under pressure to get land, and there is no point in us codding ourselves, whereas a bigger conglomerate would have more flexibility as to where it will go. Particularly where there are small family farms with a lot of them doing the same thing, the land would not be available. It puts them in a situation where the only thing they can do is cut back on numbers or else do contract rearing or something like that. If the big person has heaps of cows and heaps of money, in theory, according to the Department, how far can they go to take land? I have heard stories of silage being moved 120 miles.

Where does it stop with regard to slurry moving around the country? What is the story on that?