Mr. Paddy Gernon:

In respect of north Africa, the ships would be the highest specification in the world passed by the Irish Marine. Years ago, there were plenty of ships going in. There were a couple of accidents on ships and cattle were injured. This high specification was brought in. There were two shipping companies in the Netherlands which said, when asked for a ship, that they could not supply the Irish specification. That ship has not even been made yet. Ships have been converted that are doing it now and the trade to Libya is all right. There are not enough ships to take cattle to Libya.