Mr. Paul McDonald:

Again, as we have said, the Department recognises the figure of 70% or 80% is an extremely positive performance by a system operator operating an extended producer responsibility scheme. We have not done any analysis of the reasons individual farmers may have used private contractors over the last number of years but I expect if it is a case that the private contractors do not present a service in the next year or two, I would think - and I can have this conversation with the IFFPG - that it could fill any gap that was there. I am not convinced that the system operator-----