asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will consider qualifying the Mulcair Valley and Sliabh Phelim districts in County Tipperary for the western package.
Written Answers. - Western Package Inclusion.
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The benefits of the western package are already available to those parts of the Mulcair Valley and Sliabh Phelim districts in County Tipperary which are classified as disadvantaged. The relevant EC Regulation does not permit the extension of the package to areas which are not so classified.