Mr. Eddie Punch:

There has to be pressure applied to the Minister, to be blunt.

Is there the will in his Department to make it a priority for the next six months to hold onto the funding and buy us time, and to prioritise it subsequently? The Department has been very much tied up with the implementation of the CAP strategic plan and the new Common Agricultural Policy. To be fair, that is a big challenge that I do not want to underestimate. That excuse, however, is now over. It is now time to focus on the sheep sector. It would be useful if there was more pressure on the Minister, from this committee and the general political debate, to now deliver for the sheep sector because it has been forgotten for too long.