Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 September 2008
1543 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the funding paid to date under the REP scheme four mixed grazing supplementary measure to support the sheep sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29769/08]
View answerThe mixed grazing supplementary measure is available to farmers joining REPS 4 and was approved by the European Commission on the basis of the environmental benefits accruing from following a mixed grazing regime.
Payments of €1.112m have been made in respect of REPS 4 contracts commencing in 2007 of which €9,000 relates to the mixed grazing supplementary measure.
Some 11,600 applications for REPS 4 with 2008 commencement dates were received in my Department by the closing date of 15 May, 2008. These are currently being processed and it is not possible to say what the cost of the mixed grazing supplementary measure in respect of 2008 will be at this stage.
