The cuts will impact more severely on Ireland than on any other member state. The proposals to cut direct payments to farmers receiving over €5,000 per annum cannot be justified. We should be sure we know where we are going with decoupling before we consider getting involved in this. I was interested to read last week that Mr. Pat O'Rourke, President of the ICMSA, said he was convinced that if imposed, the Fischler proposals would undermine farm incomes by 45%.