Will the Minister of State clarify whether farmers should apply now for the ANC or BPS schemes?

I thank the Minister of State. For clarity, it would be good to know because applications will have to have been received by 16 May.

On a point of order, the Leas-Cheann Comhairle suspended it on the previous occasion.

Go raibh maith agat.

I welcome the opportunity to speak to this Bill. When we talk about a circular economy, the first part I read about was CCTV and so forth, which I welcome. There is a major problem with dumping in many areas. More communities need to be encouraged and get involved. The general data protection regulation and all this craic that is going on, whereby someone can have a person on video but cannot use it is absolutely horrendous. We must move on from it and resolve that issue. We talk about a circular economy. I looked …

Yes. This can be seen in washing machines or any other feature of a house. Given the price of a washing machine versus the cost of calling someone to come and fix it, you would better off putting it into the boot of the car, bringing it to the recycling plant and buying a new one in the shop. If we keep that mentality going, there will never be a circular economy. We have to go back to the basics with great tradespeople. I recall black and white televisions. There was a bulb in the back of them and a tradesperson w…

Lough Funshinagh in County Roscommon is a turlough. By its nature a turlough has channels underneath where the water goes out. Unfortunately in recent years it has not been functioning as normal. It was designated by the National Parks and Wildlife Service. Unfortunately, some of the families in the area had to leave because the water level has kept rising. A solution had been found by Roscommon County Council in partnership with the Office of Public Works, OPW, under emergency powers. There are 1949 emergency powe…

Do you want me to say who my sources are?

They work in the Civil Service.

They are in the Civil Service. Answer the questions I asked.

I will tell the Taoiseach privately.

We will short-circuit it.

You do not seem to.

I would imagine if there were consequences, you would have heard about it.

The State does.

The environmental pillar is funded by the State.

I will be very clear with the Taoiseach. This is not a delay. This High Court decision has taken away the powers the State gave to every council in the country in 1949. Is that clear enough for the Taoiseach? What is he going to do about that? I will be clear on the second assertion I made. The Taoiseach is closer to the Attorney General than I am. I do not get to talk to him or to the Chief State Solicitor's office. I asserted that they had joined, or had threatened to join, with an environmental pillar in a case.…

The Government cannot do so at the moment.

When is the Cabinet going to meet on this issue?

At the close of business last night Deputies Conway-Walsh, Calleary and Ring raised the problems in Mayo in regard to the Oweninny wind farm. The reason Deputy Ring is beside me is we are standing in solidarity with the people who have worked on that wind farm installing up to 31 turbines, three or four of which remain to be installed. There are contractors in Mayo who are owed €1.3 million and €1.4 million. Funnily enough, years ago when this country did not have a lot of money some of these contractors were deeme…