Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate that a suckler scheme becomes a coupled scheme. I understand that the Minister does not want to go down that route. I wonder whether there is a way of doing that which would be more like a welfare scheme for the weanling calf. Maybe certain actions relating to husbandry, welfare and management could be put in place. Such a scheme would be about the calf rather than the cow. It would have actions built into it to get us over the concerns that have been mentioned. Is there a possibility of doing that? We have to think outside the box as we seek to come up with a solution for that sector.