Mr. Bill Callanan:

In general terms, the platform is there for how such things will be paid out. It is based on last year's eco payment for which all applicants this year used the system and it generates messages back to them automatically to let them know whether they are in compliance. If anyone around the table has filled out an application under area 8, they will know they need to enter their field details and the system will generate whether they have achieved their target for the eco payment. I know from a number of queries that came in where a parcel was outside the accepted area, that the system generated a reply immediately to the farmer to correct it without penalty. The basic statutory management requirements, SMRs and GAECs are in place. The Secretary General is correct that there was a provision relating to crop rotation, which was set aside this year. The framework is pretty much in place for enabling payments in due course for BISS and the eco-schemes with a commitment under the charter to bring those back in line with previous years.