Tim Lombard (Fine Gael)
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It is one document with eight pages. We are in a room full of men with one woman. There is no real acknowledgement of where Macra na Feirme believes females are going to play a really important role in agriculture. The membership of Macra na Feirme at this stage is only 50:50, I would say. A wonderful document was put before us. The role they will play is a very significant role. What does Macra na Feirme believe should be done to make sure that can be strengthened? We have heard talk about having special TAMS and so on, but realistically we need to go a lot further if we are going to break down the barriers for women in agriculture. Where does Macra na Feirme believe we can progress to make sure we break those barriers down? It is not in the document.