Mr. Brendan Gleeson:

Organics are a really important part of the sector. There is no doubt about it. We have travelled to a lot of markets and there is inexhaustible demand for organic produce. It is important. One of the difficulties is that we have to get the big processing sectors interested in organic produce, which is not easy. In the context of the schemes, it is a function of managing a limited budget over a period of time and assessing demand. In a way, the Chair is asking is a policy question. The scheme was phased out at that time and reopened in November 2018.