Vol. 476 No. 2
258 Mr. J. Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry if his attention has been drawn to the slow progress being made in bringing dairy farms up to EU standard under Directive 92/46; the number of farmers who have been approved by the Department inspectorate in each county; and when all registrations will be completed. [6903/97]
Work on the inspection of dairy farms to determine their compliance with the structural standards set out in the Directive 92/46/EEC is ongoing and progressing at a statisfactory rate. To date, out of over 15,000 on-farm inspections, some 3,700 farms have had their registration officially confirmed. Figures are not complied on a county basis. For the purposes of the directive, all existing dairy farms were initially deemed registered and are now subject to inspection.
