Kevin O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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On the consequential loss issue, I give the example of a farmer who carries store cattle but usually lets them off in the autumn. If his or her farm is locked up before October and before he or she goes to the mart, his or her cycle is upset. He or she is carrying stock into the winter, which means extra feed and extra costs when he or she is not into that type of farming. That is the loss I am on about. In that situation it is no good going to the bank to look for more money. Down the road, such a farmer could be caught by new climate change rules for stocking. What is being put in place for such farmers?