Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is going to be very difficult. There are a lot of people already in schemes, be it AEOS 2, AEOS 1 or AEOS 3. If the Department is waiting for them to go out and transfer this will be difficult. With the way GLAS is at the moment, farmers might decide to wait a year and see how this sorts itself out. If they are counted towards the 50% at least it will encourage other people to get into GLAS. They will not be tied down. I think it should be considered.