Mr. Jack Nolan:

The Deputy is correct that the derogation will expire. It will not be extended. We do not have the authority to do so. For the first three months of next year, or until there is a vote, we will not have a derogation but no farmer will have exceeded the limit by that time. This situation also came up in 2014. We worked through it and got the vote at the next meeting. We anticipate that the same thing will happen this time so it should not be a concern for farmers.