Martin Ferris (Kerry North-West Limerick, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I applaud and I am fully supportive of the Minister's point on jobs retention and processing. However, if producers are not making a living, the market will collapse in any case because they will no longer produce. This aspect must be considered also. It is welcome that the Minister is trying to open more markets abroad for live exports in addition to slaughtered beef. While this is welcome, the focus in the short term must be on trying to reduce oversupply through live exports.

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