Average payments this year are running at €13,000 per head. The reform will mean these will be paid in the form of a single cheque and will be subject to environmental and animal health standards. Senator Dardis is correct that farmers were viewed within the European project as the custodians of the environment. However, we have to be realistic when so much money is at stake. Certain responsibilities and conditions must attach to how this money is spent, one of which is that payments should be subject to environmental and animal health considerations.