Mr. Thomas Cooney:

On education and communications, the IFA has up to 700 advisers throughout the country and there are 350 Teagasc advisers. They have to be results-based and have targets given to them to deliver results. There are targets put on farmers in different schemes and they have to achieve various thresholds to get their payments.

Deputy Deering referred to imports from Brazil. That concern has been raised with the new Brazilian President who has spoken about pulling out of the Paris Accord and has proposed further deforestation. It is important we protect our Irish sustainable based industries.