Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)

Is the assumption of €1 million industry-wide or is it divided by 30,000 sheep farmers? Is that the basis of the Minister's claim? Did the European Commission put forward this proposal in 2003 or did it come directly from a Council of Ministers initiative? I would like to know the Council's stated reason for refusing the derogation on the Irish position.

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