Mr. Kevin Comiskey:

It is exactly as Mr. Bourke pointed out and as I mentioned in my opening address. I concur with the points the Acting Chair made on transparency. He referred to the price of meal being north of €400. It is €480. That is the crippling point. Between meal and fertiliser and the other things the farmer has to put his hand on to buy at farm-gate level, even if it is only the handle of a rake or a drop of diesel in the jeep, no matter what it is, these costs have a significant impact on the cost and the return. That is why we keep referring to the direct supports, and how vital they are.