Paul Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am with Mr. Gorman 100%. As I said, I am on a fact-finding mission before we meet officials from the Department. I am trying to come with all the possible negatives.

This is my final question. Has the IFA done any work on this? If hypothetically speaking the department officials come in here this evening and gives us everything we ask for, how do we square the circle that is the fact that we have two economies on the island and we are under two different Ministries - the whole North issue? We could stop importing in the morning, but there is nothing to stop timber coming into Belfast and then down the M1 motorway. Has the IFA looked into that, especially now that we hear the beetle is airborne? What if it gets into the North, even if it can only fly a couple of miles in all? Insects or diseases do not know borders. Has the IFA done any work with counterparts in the North? Are they on alert also?