Dan Boyle (Green Party)

It is very fine agricultural land and there are some very fine farmers there. With regard to the unfortunate levels of cuts proposed in this year's budget and their likely effect, there is no doubt there will be consequences. The role of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Government in general is to try to lessen that effect.

I hope those on the Opposition benches will be impressed with my figures. Taking the example of the disadvantaged areas scheme, 65,000 of the 102,000 farmers will get the same payment.