Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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With regard to the calculations I have been given for the number of cattle involved, there seems to be a saving of €5 million per year already. That gives a figure of €30 million. If farmers drop out, that sum will increase, but the converse could also be true. If Mr. Gleeson is correct and the scheme is the greatest thing since the sliced pan and will make farmers massively profitable, will the Department open a new tranche of the scheme next year and the following year for six years, covering the periods to 2021 and 2022, because the rules would allow this to be done?