I, too, join my colleagues on both sides of the House in their call for support to be given to the farming community. The problem seems worse in the south. Having listened to the stories debated at my party's meeting at 9.30 a.m., a letter will be sent to the Minister. Yesterday evening at a meeting of my parliamentary party, as my colleague, Senator Healy Eames, has said, we were briefed that the Minister had been in touch with the banks and co-ops. I know that a large co-op in the south is importing hay from England and selling it to farmers at cost price.

Hear, hear.

I reiterate what my colleague, Senator Mooney, has said. It is important to have solidarity between farmers now. I will telephone my colleagues in the IFA this morning to make sure that farmers with fodder will transport it to the areas that are stricken and in difficulty. My party has been involved in this procedure during difficult years. We worked with farmers who had fodder, covered the cost of transport and moved fodder to areas experiencing difficulties. I hope something will alleviate the problem in the next few days.