Mr. Liam Moloney:

The IFFPG never promised farmers a rebate. Companies that are self-complying, of which there are currently none, would be offered a deposit and refund scheme. Our scheme does not fund itself that way. We never offered a rebate. We charged the levy, initially, and then charged the levy and a collection charge. We introduced a rate-based collection charge to try to improve the quality of the plastic coming in to us. In good times, we have given significant price reductions to farmers. As I said, in the early part of this decade, the price went down from €70 to €24 per tonne for farmers over a two or three-year period. If we can get ourselves into a better financial position in the future, we will be happy to do something similar.