Ms Louise Byrne:

I might start with the final question before handing over to my colleagues for some of the others. Under Pillar 1 of the CAP, supports are provided through the producer organisation scheme. In addition, any farmer who has entitlements is eligible for funding under the area-based schemes of the new CAP strategic plan. Supports are available to farmers. They are based on holding payment entitlements to other schemes such as the complementary redistributive income support for sustainability, CRISS, and eco-schemes that are also area based and are open to any active farmer, but they must own those payment entitlements, which were allocated in 2015. Where somebody started farming after that year, they can rent or buy those entitlements. There are supports, therefore, and farmers in the horticultural sector are getting payments under the CAP strategic plan schemes.

Ms Fay might speak to increasing the consumption of fruit and vegetables. It is recognised we are falling short of targets in that space.