I welcome Senator Marc MacSharry back from his purgatory in the bunker. It is good to see him back on his feet in this Chamber. He was always something of a dancer. He talks about pundits and players, but given his own acting ability, he endeavours to play both roles.

He should be careful because sometimes talent can skip a generation, as we were reminded recently.

Does the Senator have a question on the Order of Business?

Of course. One is allowed a little poetic licence. I too welcome the superb capital plan and genuinely believe people will pay much more attention to Senator David Norris's welcome of it than they will to Senator Marc MacSharry's false criticism. I do not want to go on about the capital plan; it speaks for itself, and others have referred to it. Today, I would like to mention briefly three items concerning our farming community on which we may be able to have some discussion in due course, when time permits. I believe increased funding must be allocated for agri-environment schemes with full payments to all GLAS and AEOS participants; there must be an extra allocation for areas of cultural constraint to reverse the cuts of previous budgets and support farming in marginal areas; and finally, there should be a modest increase to the National Parks and Wildlife Service, NPWS, to pay farmers for restrictions resulting from land designation where such restrictions are not covered by GLAS. Perhaps these matters can be covered in a pre-budget statement or, if not, perhaps the Leader might allow for a debate on agricultural matters.