Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

That has been the established position. I am reviewing it and the policy rationale for it and the appropriate way to do it will be fully considered as part of that. Thresholds have been in place for many years regarding a number of actions. It is always your objective to make them proportionate and balanced regarding farmers' capacity to be able to farm in a way they normally do and would like to do and balancing that with proportionate checks and balances from an environmental perspective. It is being reviewed and will be given definite consideration.