Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 April 2015
181. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the situation of the required stocking density for payment for areas of natural constraint and the increase in the stocking rate required for this payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16547/15]
View answerUnder the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme 2015 which is part of the new Rural Development Plan 2015-2020, holdings of eligible applicants will be required to continue to maintain a minimum stocking density of 0.15 livestock units for a minimum retention period of seven consecutive months, in addition to maintaining an annual average of 0.15 livestock units calculated over the twelve months of the 2015 scheme year. There is no increase in the stocking requirements from the previous Disadvantaged Areas Scheme.
