The Danish and Dutch Ministers were aghast that an Irish man would look for this level of intervention intake as they have similar industries to ours. The Danes are further from our nearest market, the UK market, yet they do not depend to the same extent on intervention. Nonetheless they did not demur and allowed my proposal to stand. It is 2003 and one would expect a modern food industry to have regard for the consumer. The five year lead-in time gives our dairy industry time to get nearer the consumer. However, the situation is urgent and the industry owes it to suppliers to ensure they get the best return and owes it to the taxpayers to ensure there is less reliance on intervention.