Michael Kitt (Fianna Fail)

I support what was said about the sugar beet industry, particularly what was said about farmers and workers. I know from my own constituency what the closure of the Tuam sugar factory in the early 1980s meant for the people employed in the factory and for those involved in the haulage of beet to the factory. I would like to have the matter discussed. Farmers who have invested in machinery are now in a particularly difficult situation. I hope the €145 million will go to these farmers rather than to Greencore. We should press hard in this House for farmers to get the compensation.

On Senator O'Toole's point on the Vatican's statement on seminarians, I welcome the fact that a statement was made because we do not have too many statements from the Vatican. I hope the Vatican will issue other statements on married priests, female priests and so on. I was very interested to hear the Archbishop of Armagh, Dr. Seán Brady, say this morning that guidelines on child protection would be published before Christmas, which I welcome.