Mr. Pat Murphy:

It is possible. At the moment there is an existing requirement and the proposal contains substantial fines for people bringing in fertiliser without registering it. Transfer from one farmer to another can be an offence with a potential fine. Some element of that might happen. As Deputy Carthy alluded to, the system would be better if they were aligned on both sides of the Border so that the data would transfer automatically if I purchase in the North. I think we are a long way from that. I do not know if it will ever happen. I think the North has proposals to go down that line. I do not know if that will get aligned. I doubt if it will be a major problem.