Kevin O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

In the Government's defence, the Ministers state that the trade-off will mean we will get more value out of our dairy sector. The Government must remember that the dairy sector survives on the basis of new born calves, which go into the beef sector. One cannot lose sight of that. The economic impact will affect the dairy sector.

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