Disadvantaged Areas Scheme

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 March 2012

Tuesday, 6 March 2012

Ceisteanna (376)

Éamon Ó Cuív

Ceist:

431 Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if horses are eligible to be counted as livestock for stocking density purposes under the 2012 disadvantaged areas scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12190/12]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Deputy Simon Coveney)

The proposed changes to the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, including the proposed changes relating to the calculation of the minimum stocking density requirements, are still the subject of discussions between my Department and the EU Commission.