I propose to take Questions Nos. 27, 64, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 128 and 147 together: The Irish Government made submissions to the EU Commission on the extension of the disadvantaged areas and the reclassification of certain areas from less severely to more severely handicapped area status in November 1993 and October 1994 respectively. The Commission asked for clarification of some aspects of the submissions and for some additional information to assist in its examination of the proposals, and our response was transmitted to the Commission on 14 April 1995. A number of meetings have since taken place at offical level to discuss various aspects of these proposals.
The current situation is that the Commission services have completed their analysis on the reclassification dossier and expect to make a proposal on this to the Agricultural Structures and Rural Development (STAR) Committee in the near future.