Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 December 2021
223. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, in the case of a mountain sheep flock, there is an allowance for ewes that would have been left on the mountain as it is not practicable to get all the ewes down in a short period of time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62123/21]
View answerEvery reasonable effort is made to minimise any disruption associated with the inspection process. With regard to hill flocks, additional arrangements can be made with the flock holder to accommodate the normal management practices of hill flocks while ensuring that the inspections are carried out in a timely manner as required for payment purposes.
The Scheme Terms and Conditions require that where an applicant is approved into the Schemes on the basis of a particular reference number of breeding ewes, this number of ewes must be retained and made available for inspection where required for that Scheme year.
