Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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1185. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons that have applied for the sheep welfare scheme; the number of sheep which this scheme includes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1124/18]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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In December 2016 I introduced the Sheep Welfare Scheme to contribute to  the continuing viability and sustainability of the sheep sector in Ireland. A total of 20,734 eligible applications were received under the Scheme. The number of breeding ewes included in these applications is 1.9 million.