Mr. Tim Cullinan:

The consultation we had with the Department was on the proposal we came here with today, that is, the €50 million in direct aid and €50 million stability fund where farmers were going to contribute to the levy. It was really a loan we were asking the Government for. It was not direct aid on 50% of the package. They were the negotiations we had with the Department. Like the Deputy says, this is leaked or whatever. We are all reading this in the media this morning but we were not negotiating that package with the Department.