Seamus Healy
Question:238 Mr. Healy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development the extent of the national reserve for sheep quota; and the extent of the EU quota. [27847/01]
Written Answers. - National Ewe Quota.
Ireland's national ewe quota is 4,956,000 premium rights. This comprises the sum of quotas held by individual farmers – 4,651,000 premium rights – plus the quota in the national reserve, 305,000 premium rights. Total EU quota rights to ewe and goat premium amount to 79,164,000 head.
Question No. 239 answered with Question No. 211.