Mr. Phil Hogan:

I have told the Senator how to go about it but he has obviously misinterpreted me. I have told him that there is an opportunity, if the member state wishes to apply, to implement what has been agreed in the human rights convention and to implement more social inclusion measures under the rural development programme in line with what he asked. If he regards that as a negative reply, it might be down to my Kilkenny accent. That is it.