Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We will try to give the Deputy simple answers which he might understand.

We produce approximately 600,000 tonnes of beef every year, of which we export 90%. Approximately 300,000 tonnes of that goes to the UK. UK farmer representatives are complaining to UK retailers about stocking Irish beef. We see a story running about the Polish approach to renationalisation. Deputy Carthy's proposal, for which I understand there is some popular traction, is that we should be here clamouring for Irish beef for the Irish market. The logical conclusion of that, however, is a renationalisation across Europe of all markets. If we say the Irish market is exclusively-----

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