I propose to take Questions Nos. 343, 344, 345 and 346 together.
The fodder scheme is directed at all sheep farmers with mountain grazings and suckler cow producers and small dairy farmers with milk quotas of less than 35,000 gallons in district electoral divisions in the worst affected areas based on a Teagasc survey published in September. Ninety-six per cent of the district electoral divisions of County Mayo are included in the scheme. They are listed in the following annex. Furthermore all sheep farmers with mountain grazings as per the sheep headage scheme will qualify for the fodder scheme. The same general procedures were applied to selecting the worst affected areas in all counties. The counties included are Cavan, Clare, Cork, Donegal, Galway, Kerry, Leitrim, Limerick, Longford, Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo and the areas included were based on a Teagasc survey.
Annex
County Mayo DEDs included in Fodder 98 Scheme