Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

On 26 May the Minister said that in the range of nought to ten, there were 39,605 herds. I was also informed by him that 8,677 herdowners had made applications. That works out at a figure of 22%, but I will accept the figure of 27%.

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