The CAP is not that expensive. It is about 1.2% of GNP in terms of expenditure, if translated into domestic expenditure, and is an economical form of support that is vital to the fabric of the societies of all EU member states. I disagree with Senator Quinn who would have us give up the CAP without having any particular alternative in mind. With all due respect to the Senator, I am not clear that the morality of the supermarket interest is superior to the morality of the farm interest, and there is a wide gap between what is received at the farm gate and what is received elsewhere. To be fair to the social partners and those such as Senator O'Toole, they recognise the interdependence that exists.