Feargal Quinn (Independent)

I will use milk as an example, as I did not examine the EUROSTAT findings well enough to be sure. I tried to buy milk in France, Germany and Spain while I was on vacation. The only milk one can get is long-life milk. It is not the same milk. One can get milk like ours but it is very difficult to get it. Some 94% of the milk consumed in France, Germany and Spain is long-life, UHD milk. Here is an opportunity for Irish producers to be able to do something, to be able to get the real milk we are used to and that is so good. The dairy industry has an opportunity to do something on that basis. New Zealand has a company called Fonterra, which accounts for 2.7% of the global market. Glanbia, our largest company, accounts for 0.4%. Surely there is something that Ireland can do in terms of manufacturing to ensure we produce products that the rest of the world wants. The matter is in our hands. In particular, the issue of pricing is in the hands of the consumers to demand what they want. They have a choice between a number of different outlets. It is in the hands of the suppliers to produce the products their customers want.