Mr. Kieran McEvoy:

We probably have one of the highest costs of doing business in the European Union. I believe we are the second highest on the cost scale. We also have the constraints on the amount of land available for tillage, due to land pressures in the market. That is a significant burden on Irish tillage farmers. We do not want to lose sight of the fact that we have some of the best tillage farmers in the world in this country but their hands are a bit tied. We are dealing with countries that have different standards, particularly on the imported grain coming in. The cost of doing business is so much higher here than anywhere else.