Written answers

Thursday, 11 December 2008

Department of Agriculture and Food

Farm Inspections

8:00 pm

Photo of Seán SherlockSeán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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Question 241: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason more than 10% of cross compliance inspections are taking place in December; the progress he has made to reduce the level of inspection from 5% to 1%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45767/08]

Photo of Brendan SmithBrendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Under the Regulations governing cross-compliance, Member States must ensure that on the spot controls for all requirements and standards relevant to cross-compliance are carried out throughout the year.

To-date, for the year 2008, over 96% of farmers selected for control under the cross-compliance requirements, including animal identification and registration requirements, have been inspected.

The rate of on-farm inspection required for cross-compliance is 1% of those farmers to whom the Statutory Management Requirements or GAEC apply. However at least 5% of producers must be inspected annually under the Bovine Animal Identification and Registration requirements as this level is prescribed under the relevant Regulations. In the sheep sector 3% of producers must be inspected annually involving 5% of animals.

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