Pat Deering (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

From 2008 or whenever it was, did the federation inform farmers of the type of animals they had or when will it start to do that? If farmers had been aware since 2008, 2009 or 2010 of their star rating and what they would have to do, they would have got more used to the system. When will they get the information and what kind of lead-in time will be allowed?

My next question relates to the data programme itself. Will farmers be able to access the data system itself over a period to examine whether they are up or down or if the situation has improved or disimproved?

How much will the testing cost? Various figures have been bandied about. There was speculation that it would cost €30 out of the payment per head. Is that a fictional figure or do the witnesses know what the cost will be? I understand a tender has been put out in that regard. Has the matter been resolved?