Mr. John Enright:

On the structure, we certainly believe that a board of six is too small. If this legislation is properly structured, it could have a significant impact on farmers. Our proposal is that members of the farming pillar would be represented on that board, so certainly the six will have to be expanded. There are other examples of State boards in the agricultural sector with larger numbers. If the legislation is properly structured, we believe that the farming pillar bodies, which are membership organisations, need to be represented on that board so they can represent their members on an issue that is critical to them, because it is effectively their income. The price they get for their produce at the end of the day determines their income. A board of six is way too small for that purpose.