Written answers

Wednesday, 19 November 2008

Department of Agriculture and Food

Sheep Sector

9:00 pm

Photo of Joe McHughJoe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 209: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans for the roll-out of the €30 million maintenance grant for ewes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41798/08]

Photo of Brendan SmithBrendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The report for the European Parliament by Mr. Liam Aylward MEP on the sheep sector in Europe has called for the introduction of an environmental maintenance scheme for ewes to arrest the decline in sheep production. This recommendation and others in the Aylward Report were considered in detail at a special conference on the sheep sector that was held in Limoges by the French Presidency at the beginning of September.

In the context of the current Health Check of the Common Agricultural Policy, I have continually emphasised the need to support the sheep sector and I will continue to do so in this week's discussions on that subject.

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