Mr. James Healy:

The Deputy has put me on the spot. If it could be guaranteed, it could very well have a positive impact but not being an economist, I do not know whether it is possible to have such a scheme. On the placing of a carbon tax on agriculture, Mr. Colm McCarthy had an interesting piece in last week's IrishFarmers Journalrelated to a point made in my presentation, namely, that climate action and climate change represented a global challenge. We are producing the most carbon-friendly dairy and pork and, to my surprise, tillage produce, certainly in Europe, if not the world. I cannot see the benefits of displacing production in Ireland-----