Arising out of the Minister's original reply can he assure the House that standard general farm developments that up to now were grant-aided under the farm modernisation scheme will continue to be grant-aided in any future or amended scheme so as to ensure that productivity levels on all farms will be up to general standards?

That is a very general question.

It is a very simple question.

This is a general debate. Can we move on now to the next question?

The new range of grants that will be brought in in the late autumn has to be decided exactly and before that is accepted by the Department I cannot say what that will be. The review is on at the moment.

I would like to point out to Deputies that Question Time is for the benefit of Members and, if they think this is the best use they can make of it, that is a matter for them.