Mr. Aidan O'Driscoll:

To be honest, the Chairman is asking me about the detailed design of a scheme that does not exist. I cannot answer those questions. They are hypothetical. There is a danger of something being lost.

The €7,000 GLAS provision is very generous and applies to a large number of hen harrier farmers who are currently not being paid at all. There are hundreds of farmers in the hen harrier programme run by the other Department. Thousands of farmers will receive €7,000 each under this programme. That needs to be put in the balance. If there are people in very large areas, that is a different question, and I have answered it as best I can. I cannot deal with the details of locally led schemes which do not yet exist.