Mr. James Kelly:

We need strong policy coming from our Government. We also need financial support, as Deputy Aird alluded to, but policy has to get stronger. The grain that I produce is currently thrown into the same bucket of feed as grain from all over the world. There is no distinction between the two. That is the first thing that needs to happen. We can prove the quality of grain that we produce and its low carbon footprint. In biodiversity terms, there is a real value on having grain in this country. We need to push that from a policy point of view. We have to distinguish and financially reward native Irish grain in this climate change world. I stood in my field of gluten-free oats and did the Teagasc AgNav last week. My crop is a carbon sink in this day and age. We hear about how we get support for the likes of solar panels and investments in financial support for the bio-economy, but there is currently very little financial support for tillage farmers. It is a product that ticks all of the boxes that this Government wants. We need strong policy and financial support.