Timmy Dooley (Fianna Fail)

I join my colleagues in welcoming a debate on the agriculture sector. I particularly welcome the comments of Senator Bradford. The issues of which he spoke are important. The Minister should come here as soon as possible to put before the House the outcome of his discussions in Luxembourg over the last few weeks. It is unfortunate that owing to the current information vacuum, a number of people, including Senator Burke, have sought to use opportunistic soundbites to damage the good work of the Irish delegation who went out and achieved the best results for Ireland, as they always do.