Michael Comiskey (Fine Gael)
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I apologise for leaving earlier and I may have missed some of the earlier contributions. Will we be ready for GLAS in 2015? There is also concern about the 80% figure for commonages, which would present a problem for some. A number of people on commonages may not get into the scheme. Where we have exported beef, particularly along Border counties, there have been penalties and those customers will not return to buy cattle. I know the Minister is probably dealing with the question of major penalties on animals which come from the South but are slaughtered in the North. It is a problem. There is a similar process here. There is also the question of the number of animal movements and the penalties applying when moving from one herd to another.