Mr. Gerry Loftus:

We would fully support a scheme if it viewed the work as a service being provided by farmers indefinitely, which it would be, and that he or she should be paid for it indefinitely.

Regarding the carbon taxation models, we believe that one cannot determine anything until one determines one's carbon footprint. In our CAP proposals we have proposed that the eco scheme, which replaces greening, be mandatory for all farmers to measure their carbon footprint in order to determine their carbon levels. If we do not do this as a starting point, there is no point in talking about carbon credits because no one will know where they stand.