Mr. Brendan Gleeson:

Yes. I hope the Deputy will forgive me if I am not absolutely familiar with that provision, but there could be differences by region based on agronomics, as the Deputy has mentioned. That could be done but Ireland is a small member state and has always been regarded as a single region for the purposes of direct payments and most of these schemes. Certainly we have identified areas of natural constraint and that sort of thing. There could be a differentiation based on regional differences but it would make what is a simple system for farmers and administrators like me pretty complicated. It would be a really dramatic step but it is possible to do it under the new regulations.