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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 10 Feb 1998

Vol. 486 No. 6

Written Answers. - Livestock Grants.

Pádraic McCormack

Ceist:

174 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the current position regarding the amount of land a landowner can own in order to quality for livestock grants. [3376/98]

Under the relevant EU Regulations governing the disadvantaged area schemes in all member states, a farmer must farm at least three hectares of utilised agricultural land in a handicapped area in order to qualify for payment of disadvantaged area livestock grants.

Farmers may qualify for ewe, suckler, special beef, extenification and slaughter premia, however, if they have less than three hectares as there is no corresponding minimum area prescribed in the EU regulations governing those schemes.

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