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

I thank the witnesses for attending. They will be aware of major problems in Australia as regards sheep numbers, with farmers even getting rid of them. As has rightly been pointed out, the EU did a trade deal when the UK was still with us. Obviously, the UK is now bringing in its own meat while leaving us with the surplus of lamb coming into Europe from those countries. This situation will not change overnight, and we must be honest with the witnesses about that.

The witnesses might explain something. I watch sheep kill numbers. The information we are getting is that a great deal of unfinished lambs are being killed. What is the reason for that?