Paul Bradford (Fine Gael)

It is welcome. The Minister of State will accept that people are less inclined to purchase certain types of foods when they have smaller disposable incomes. When one considers what is happening in the multiple retailers, such as Aldi and Lidl, it is clear that Irish agriculture, particularly the organic sector, will have to confront certain challenges. I wish the Minister of State well in his endeavours. I ask him to keep the broader concerns of commercial farmers and family farms at the core of his thinking. If the present price structure continues, it will drive thousands of people out of Irish agriculture and onto the dole queues. That would be a disaster for our economy and for rural Ireland.