Dr. Aoibhinn N? Sh?illeabh?in:

I thank Dr. Moran. I draw attention to the fact the specific recommendations members considered in detail are Nos. 74 to 90 that talk about specific actions farmers can take. Recommendation No. 78 states, "Public incentives and payments for farmers must not restrict them in their ambition to make change for the benefit of biodiversity." It is talking about the incentives currently in place, but if a farmer has ticked a box in one area, he or she cannot have that payment in another. That is not what the members of this assembly wanted to highlight. They wanted to pay and reward farmers for the good work they are doing. Something similar to the Action Plan for Jobs, where we saw we detailed parts of policies parsed out into key priorities and targets, would be a necessary step to take from these recommendations moving forward, for sure.