Mr. Sean Coughlan:

The packs will be relatively straightforward, which is the beauty of the Euro-Star system. The reality is the vast majority of beef farmers use the system when buying bulls. They are familiar with the star ratings. They might not be overly familiar with the star ratings of their own cows, but when buying a bull, they know that he is a four or five-star bull. The star ratings are quite straightforward. We are working with Teagasc and there will be a significant training component in the scheme. As we understand it, it is being tendered for.

Deputy Pat Deering is absolutely right. Communication will be key, but we are well equipped and our systems are robust. On whether we will be able to handle the extra work and the extra genotyping involved, as I mentioned, we will not be engaged in the genotyping but will contract external laboratories to do the work. We have made investments in IT infrastructure and so on to ensure we can handle it, obtain the reports out and process the information and so on. We are confident we will be able to handle it.