Brian Ó Domhnaill (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive reply and I agree with everything he said. Value for money should be to the fore. When seeking efficiencies under a scheme and making sure the available money reaches the recipient, flat-rate payments are probably the easiest to administer and, I presume, most farmers would avail of them and find them beneficial. Using such payments would also reduce paperwork costs and the administrative burden for farmers.