Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein)
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I thank all the witnesses for being here and for providing detailed information. It makes our job very easy because much has been asked and discussed and a lot of it is here so I do not have much to add.

It is important to hear from Meat Industry Ireland, emphasising the point that this does not only apply to dairy. I entirely agree that this is much bigger than farming or agriculture in Ireland. It is our rural economies and our island. That is and has to be to the fore. It is important for us to perhaps delve a little deeper into the wider implication for farmers, including beef or suckler farmers for example.