Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

The mixed grazing supplementary measure is available to farmers joining REPS 4. Ultimately REPS is a voluntary, demand-led scheme and it is open to farmers to decide whether they want to take on the measure. It is still too early to judge how popular it is. On the basis of 3,800 applications for REPS 4 that were received and analysed by the end of last month, 240 applicants were opting for the mixed grazing measure. Last Thursday, 15 May 2008, was the closing date for REPS 4 applications for this year. When all applications have been processed, the position will become clearer.

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