Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 February 2008
660 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number — in relation to REP scheme 3 for hill sheep farmers in the designated areas — of herd owners who availed of the €2,000 top-up payment for taking their sheep off the mountain for five months of the year, irrespective of the number of sheep they had; and the amount paid out under this scheme. [3129/08]
View answer111 farmers in the REPs schemes 2 and 3 in the Owenduff/Nephinbeg Complex Special Area of Conservation in County Mayo have each received up to €2,000 to compensate them for losses incurred as a result of having to remove all sheep from this commonage land during the two off-wintering periods that run from 01 November to 31 December and from 14 February to 13 May. From February 2007 to date, my Department has made payments totalling €273,000 to these landholders.
