Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I accept what the Minister of State has said about prices for lowland sheep and lambs. Does he accept there is a crisis in the hill lamb market, that the traditional markets for light lambs do not appear to be open, obviously owing to the bad weather, and that there are very few store buyers in the market? Can the Department take action to deal with the issue with a view to getting a floor price for mountain lamb, although it is getting late in the season? Given that efforts have been made to open up the Libyan market to live exports, perhaps the Minister of State will give an update on those efforts and what is delaying the opening of that market? Is there anything more the Department can do to facilitate the opening of the Libyan market?

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