Mr. Tim Cullinan:

That would be more its role than ours.

The CAP depends on land use. There was nothing prohibiting horticulture farmers from applying for a payment over the years. However, back in the day, it was originally numbers based or animals based and then the entitlements built up from there. If those guys were not involved in animal production at the time, they would have been excluded. I remember when it changed over to being land based. There would have been an opportunity to buy entitlements over the years. Our view is that horticulture farmers are as entitled to a payment as anybody else. That may be something to take up with the Minister. As the Deputy knows, we are on a limited budget.

The CAP will be very challenging in future because the EU has initiated negotiations with Ukraine over accession to the EU. That will be a huge challenge in years ahead. Inviting Niamh Lenihan to appear before the committee is something the Deputy could take up with the Chairman. We first need to see that office up and running. It would be more important to do that and to get everybody engaged in the sector.