Mr. Fintan Conway:

We have received more than 200 detailed submissions from farmers in regard to crop loss, the area they farm, the different crops they farm, the five-year average yield and the yield they got this year. We used the five-year average yield because that gives a balanced figure. There is a significant loss of yield of up to 70% in some cases. We are still waiting for detailed forms to come back from some counties but we have in excess of 200 to hand with very detailed crop information on yield loss.