Joe O'Reilly (Fine Gael)

I wish to move on briefly to another important item, on which I appeal to the Leader to facilitate a debate as soon as possible. I refer to the complete lack of a relationship between what is charged to consumers in retail outlets and what farmers receive at their farm gates. On average, retailers charge - this has been checked out - five times the amount that farmers receive at their farm gates. A farmer receives 20% of the retail price for cheese, 36% in the case of milk-----