With regard to legislation relating to the environment in conjunction with agriculture, everybody welcomes the announcement by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine last week about the reintroduction of the agri-environment options scheme. However, the exclusion of hedgerows, which was an integral part of the old rural environment protection scheme, from the scheme is a huge issue-----

Will the Deputy table a parliamentary question about it?

Hedgerows have always been a feature of our landscape and heritage and agriculture is a huge industry. Will the Minister contact his ministerial colleagues in the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine and ask them to reconsider the scheme because there will be huge job losses?

What exactly is the Deputy looking for?

Hedgerows in Kerry.

This is not in order on the Order of Business.

Hedgerows are an integral part of the scheme.

The Deputy should table this as a Topical Issue debate and I will consider it.

Government Members are looking for hedges to hide behind.