Ms Gillian Richardson:

It might not necessarily be addressed within the CAP but the culture needs to change within Irish agriculture. At the dinner table it should not just be a matter of looking at passing the farm on to the eldest son. There should be an option to pass it to the daughter if she has proven she is interested. There is an opportunity here and it is a cultural change that we have to work on, perhaps in promotional campaigns. It is a matter of justice and we need to get down to the crux of the matter as to why young female farmers are not coming through the system. We need to look at those barriers and then address them to get them along so that there is equality for all our young farmers.