Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I have used the analogy of the two doors. We have been told that one could be kicked out of it if one got into it, and that if one has owned meadow or pasture up to now - I accept that this is changing - one might get into GLAS down the road by not being in organics. I am saying that if the money does not go out this door for the organics scheme, the farmer can go out the other side. It is going to go one way or the other. We thought were better advised to keep the witnesses in the organics scheme. Can the witnesses address the problem of the two-year scenario before one is recognised as organic? Are we going to have a drop in the number of organic cattle or whatever between one phase and the other? Do the witnesses understand what I am saying?