Tim Lombard (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have a question on the new CAP payments and I am not sure what the new terminology is. Every November and December I worry about the number of phone calls I will get about the scheme but this year I did not get one phone call about the scheme, which is a credit to the Department as it has produced a streamlined system. I always fear that in the first year of a new CAP scheme there could be issues. Please outline the Department's preparation for the new payment scheme. Are technological changes required following changes generated by the new scheme?

Please elaborate on the proposals for a new eco scheme, which will be part of the new single farm payment. Please also comment on how the lack of the fertiliser register being passed into law could be an issue when it comes to the roll out of schemes and describe how the Department is set up for that at this stage.