I assure the Minister of our full support of his staunch defence of the direct support arrangements in the current mid-term review negotiations. However, a cause of concern is that recent data indicate that 82% of farmers receiving direct payments get 43% of the payments, averaging €3,300 per farmer, while the remaining 18% received 57% of the total, averaging €20,000 per farmer. The top 10% of farmers took an average of €27,200 per farmer. Anything that can be done by way of front-loading these payments in favour of smaller farmers would be most welcome.