Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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One of the problems is that farming units have got bigger. Where previously farmers might have had 45 or 50 cows, they could now have between 200 and 500 animals. Given that we are talking about locking up an entire herd, there are huge additional costs for the people affected. Therefore, we need to see how we can progress it further because it is having a detrimental effect.