Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy has had his chance. I have always said the hen harrier issue is two-pronged in nature. There is an issue to address in the context of a threat-response plan - the afforestation issue - but part of it was to put in place a hen harrier scheme.

The payments in this regard have already issued and the numbers of qualifying farmers will increase.