Mr. Michael Moloney:

Again, and with respect, I do not agree with the idea that we are being dismissive. There is talk about potential but we have not yet seen that backed up with financial information indicating the great potential for the crop to be grown on a wider scale. We are not the drivers of the change; we are not in control of the licensing or the regulations. The product is being dealt with and the result of the previous consultation in 2019 was a view that it should continue to be controlled by the Department of Health and dealt with by the HPRA in the licensing aspect. I cannot see how we can change that from within the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. It is not within our gift to make those changes.