John Paul Phelan (Fine Gael)

The Minister of State and the Department must reach an arrangement with the processors and producers as soon as possible. The sector is in danger of entering a terminal decline if it is not helped in its greatest hour of need.

Since my time is concluding, I have a final point to make. I do not disagree with Senators who have referred to the Government's response in removing all pork products from shelves, but a question remains, as 90% of that product was unaffected. The PR impact of the complete removal has been negative globally, if not so much in Ireland. I hope the Minister of State will respond.