Michael Comiskey (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the opening of the Middle Eastern market for Irish beef. We have been locked out of those markets since 1996 when the BSE problem broke here. It opens up a market of 43.6 million people, which is a huge boost for the Irish beef sector. All we can hope for is that we get fine weather and the farmers will be able to get lots of hay and silage to continue to feed their animals next winter.