Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We need to be careful not to fall into the trap of trying to produce schemes here that are popular for certain sectors. We need to step back and ask what are the vulnerable sectors in agriculture that need support, as opposed to what is going to win the support of 50% plus one. We need to look at our Food Harvest 2020 plans and at sectors that are vulnerable, that are not performing or that need some support in order to perform to their full potential. That is the context we need to consider for coupling. I will give the Deputy as much information as I have. I do not have all those figures. I have a briefing note on coupling, how it is calculated, where it comes from and some of the impacts it may have on other sectors. We do not have it broken down into the kind of detail the Deputy seeks. That can be done but the Deputy can easily do it himself.