Mr. Brendan Gleeson:

That is not correct. I accept absolutely that somebody told him that but it is simply not correct. People will have up to the time of the payment or an inspection to determine whether they want to engage with the scheme. We want to allow people the maximum flexibility.

There was an issue about the profile of herds and applicants. I only have the figures in today but, looking at the 30,000, there is a broad spread of applicants from around the counties, predominantly in the west, and there is also a broad spread of herd sizes, from the very smallest to large herds.