Tim Lombard (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As much has been said, I will not keep the delegates long.

According to Mr. Gleeson's presentation, the average payment was to be 60% and could increase to 75%. Realistically, will the actual payments decrease to a base payment per hectare? Will the Department propose that the payments be lower than 75%, given that the budget will be decreasing? Instead of increasing, the figure will probably stay at 75% or similar.

If there was an extension by, for example, two years owing to political instability in certain quarters, how would issues such as TAMS and grant aid projects be affected? Would they be grossly affected?