The national president of Macra na Feirme said the new reform deal had the potential to change the face of Irish and European agriculture, while the president of the ICSFA said the Minister had succeeded in negotiating for Ireland an opportunity that would save the vital €1 billion annual support payments for the livestock sector. He urged farmers, especially those in his organisation, to support full decoupling, saying it would save them €420 million, which the Commission had sought in direct income supports in the original agreement. These are conflicting viewpoints. The Commissioner, Franz Fischler, pointed out that in future many farmers would seek full decoupling. That would be an interesting development, although it is likely to happen later rather than sooner.