Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

One final question on the beef data genomics programme and the fact that the projections as part of the rural development programme indicated that there would be 35,000 farmers in it at a cost of €300 million. We only have just over 24,000 which is two thirds of that. The Minister is saying that two thirds of the initial projected membership will cost €290 million, almost as much as it would have cost for 35,000. How are those projections are so wildly wrong?