Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)

We all have to be seen to be doing something when it comes to the dairy sector but it appears that every mechanism that could be put in place has been put in place. I refer to the market management regime, the export refund scheme and intervention stocks. Will the Minister acknowledge that until such time as there is a pick-up in global demand that the system will remain as it is for some time? Perhaps I am wrong but it appears that not much more can be done in terms of intervening to facilitate a recovery until such time as global demand for milk and milk-based products picks up.

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