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

In case those who are listening to Question Time think my question solely concerned TLT, the question asked what steps the Minister had taken in the past two months to open the British market to live exports of cattle. I will ask him my specific questions again. What is he doing to retain the Italian market for weanlings? As he knows, we had approximately 50% of that lucrative market. There is a considerable differential between prices here and in Britain. What is the Minister doing, particularly at the intergovernmental and EU level, to ensure free trade for our live animals with our nearest neighbours?

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