Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The assistant secretary has not addressed my question, so I will repeat it. Let us say one starts the scheme in good faith with a five-star bull, and the ICBF carries out 12 assessments.

If someone ends up with a two-star or three-star animal after starting off with a five-star animal, do they have to get rid of it the next year or the year after, if they do not have 50%, in order to make sure they have 50%?