Dr. Josephine Brennan:

In relation to the ACRES question, as Deputy Fitzmaurice is aware, the scheme has been oversubscribed. It was designed to take participants in on a tranched or phased basis. It was designed to take 30,000 in the first tranche. It is oversubscribed by approximately 16,000. The question is whether we can take everybody in. That is a policy question and it is not one I can answer here tonight. There are a number of challenges if we take everybody into the scheme. The budget is just one of those challenges, but it is something that is being looked at and reflected on.

I can address the TAMS question on equines as well. The proposed minimum eligibility criteria for equine investments would include that a participant would have to have a relevant application and a minimum of 5 ha.