Mr. Michael Dowling:

As I said, the task force was set up to oversee the implementation of the September 2019 agreement. Thirty-odd action points arose out of the agreement and their implementation has, largely, been completed, although the task force has one or two issues to tidy up. Beyond that, it has, in my view, completed the work it was set up to do. As we said earlier, two webinars will be held soon on competition law and transparency within the European Union and they will cover many of the remaining issues.

I did not set up the task force and I am in the hands of Ministers and so on, but I do not foresee that under its current remit, it will have a long life. Nevertheless, there will be an increasing need for a consultative group for the beef sector's future strategy, given the CAP changes, the climate demands and other issues. A new consultative group, with a revised remit, will be necessary, but that is not for me to decide but rather a policy decision for the Minister and his officials. I think the current body has, largely, done what it was set up to do.