Mr. Barry Delany:

From our point of view, it is to show that we have the capacity to do that in terms of all the efficiencies we have tried to bring into the process, notwithstanding the additional environmental constraints we have to take into account in terms of that permanent land use change. Our ecology resources, engineer resources and inspector resources have all dramatically increased. Therefore, we believe we have the capacity to do 8,000 ha. It will be challenging in this year to get to that. I will just state that as of today, we have 1,599 ha ready and available to plant. We hope the farmers who have those valid licenses will now proceed and plant those. We have about the same number again who have applied in the system.

As I said, members will see us promoting strongly through the year in terms of trying to encourage farmers to apply. That will hopefully get those files through for planting in the autumn. It will be challenging to meet that target, but we will do everything we can to promote, facilitate and help people to apply to get to that target.