Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)

Yes, and they now have to register for VAT as normal businesses would. That message has been conveyed very clearly. In the engagement I have had, not just with representatives of the poultry sector but also with the many people who contacted me on both this matter and the statement I made on it earlier in the year, I made this clear. We have significant evidence of issues relating to the operation of this tax code within that sector. It is very serious that we received an allegation in respect of this matter. The work our authorities have done indicates the scale of the problem. Action is needed now. I have flagged this action for some time. It is pretty well known in the sector that a change like this was coming.