Mr. Conor O'Mahony:

If I recall, the reactor animals were for compensation in October. If it is the same farmer as in the example the Deputy gave, he went out to replace them in March or April. We compensate farmers based on the market valuation at the time the animals are removed up to the limits of the scheme. In this case, it was in October and, in the meantime, the market for all animals had taken off. We could only compensate on the value of the animal that would have been received at the market rate at the time it was removed as a reactor, not on what it might cost to replace that animal at a future point in time.