Mr. James Kelly:

Senator Daly mentioned the Minister appearing before the Seanad and asked what we would ask him. I would ask him for targeted policy changes to encourage the use of native Irish grain. The industry is in crisis at the moment. I do not think people realise the enormity of it at present. We lost the sugar beet industry. We remember that too well in the area where I am from and in many other areas in the country. We simply cannot see that happen to the tillage industry in Ireland. We are very much part of the agriculture sector and, whether other sectors like to admit it or not, we are all reliant in some way or other on one another. That is why sufficient support must be given to the tillage sector.