Mr. Colm Hayes:

I am satisfied we have the resources to do it.

Senator Conway-Walsh also asked a question on the areas of natural constraint, ANC, scheme budget and calls for an increase in it. Funding for the scheme increased by €23 million in the most recent budget. With the €25 million in additional funding provided the previous year, this amounts to an increase of €48 million in two years. That brings the figure back to €250 million, which was the pre-recession figure. I will not speculate on what will happen in the budget at the end of this year but the recent increase was a significant contribution by the Minister and Department to the ANC budget. Funding for the scheme is back to €250 million, which was what many stakeholders sought prior to the previous two budgets.