Mr. Cormac Healy:

There is no indication that we want to go down the road of scale. Despite the Deputy's comment, the factories do not control everything. It is easy for people to say that because it is always good to have someone to blame. The industry is interested in extracting the best prices from the market for Irish beef. There is no point stating that beef reaches every parish and corner of Ireland and then that not being the case. The industry is supportive of that and its main task is to try and extract the best from the market. It does not control everything.