As the Minister of State will be aware, I have previously drawn attention to certain changes which are necessary in national legislation and in the administration of various schemes in a manner which currently penalises people, as was never intended under European directives and regulations. In the context of penalties and fines in relation to schemes of grants, premia and agricultural support mechanisms, Agriculture House has put in place a regime which is cruel and objectionable. Farmers who make a small human error are disproportionately penalised and, in effect, condemned as fraudulently seeking benefits under the schemes. Evidently, officials in Agriculture House cannot see the reality that to err is human and that it is their job to rectify matters. The Minister of State had a substantial input in dealing with particular cases in that regard over several years.