Joe Flaherty (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am sorry to interrupt, but I am nearly out of time. I wish to ask about the UCD Lyons Farm. I always feel that witnesses probably go away from here thinking we regard ourselves as experts on everything, but my view is that the UCD Lyons Farm should be the blueprint for the future of agriculture. This should be as much about carbon minimisation as anything else. Will Professor Monahan tell me a little about the development plan for the farm? How much is it going to cost? Is it idealistic for me to say that it is going to be a futuristic farm, very much focused on carbon minimisation, or is the school hampered by the fact that it must still have such a focus on research? Will Professor Monahan elaborate a little on the plan in this regard?