Tim Lombard (Fine Gael)
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Indeed you are, sir. My deepest apologies. The issue is potentially about the production and the loss of production in certain key areas. We mentioned that the weather might be a potential narrative there. Confidence is an issue as well. We have seen huge issues that farmers might see they have probably overscaled and will pull back a little bit. Will Mr. Callanan give me an indication of the nitrates issue with regard to the 250 kg N/ha area we have on the island? We have a significant but small proportion of the island still on 250 kg N/ha and that is in what is considered to be a major dairy part of the world in many ways. It is down in my part of the world. What is the future of that 250 kg N/ha at the moment? It is under review. What are the timelines of that review finishing so there will be an indication of where the 250 kg N/ha will be? Will Mr. Callanan give me an update on where the potential 250 kg N/ha is?