Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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I compare potato farmers to sheep farmers. When a father retires or passes away, the young fellow just gives it up. That is the way it is. For potatoes it is the price. I trained and worked in horticulture in Kildalton Agricultural College and I also spent a few years in England. How does the Irish horticultural sector compared to that of the rest of Europe? Spanish strawberries are imported and sold in Lidl and Aldi. Is the cost of production much lower than ours enabling them to export here? I will return to the staffing issue later in my questioning.