Mr. Henry O'Donnell:

The national reserve needs to be reinstated. It is a slightly different issue from the one we are discussing but it will have an impact into the future. There must be fairness in that regard. We have to encourage new entrants if farming is to survive and move with the times. That will require a pot of money for new entrants.

The Deputy referred to comments by the Commissioner on the ANC scheme. Touching on the point made by Senator Mac Lochlainn in this regard, when we spoke to officials in Brussels, they said it was the EU that had instigated the review of the ANC scheme because there is dissatisfaction with how payments are currently made. We were encouraged to hear that and would like to see a simple statement to the effect that the money has to be paid where the constraint is and that the constraint must be proven. We hope the scientific map will be useful in that regard. There is a lot more work to be done after that to ensure that where a constraint is identified, it is compensated for fully rather than partially.

I ask Mr. Cuddy to comment on the charter of rights.