Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 June 2017
192. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the budget spend to date on the new sheep scheme based on the number of applications received for the scheme; the variables and criteria set down under the programme; the estimated annual average payment; and the estimated average payment per animal. [26382/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Sheep Welfare Scheme was launched on 16 December 2016. A total of 22,174 applications were received by the 3 February 2017 closing date. A total allocation of €25m is available under the Scheme. The total number of eligible animals in the applications received is 2,028,278. This figure is subject to change because there a number of appeals in relation to applicants' reference numbers of animals. These cases are currently under consideration by my Department.
Payments are due to issue for this Scheme later this year. Payment is set at a rate of €10 per breeding ewe.
Each applicant must choose two actions from a menu outlined in the following table:
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Lowland Flock |
Hill Flock |
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Category A |
Category A |
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Lameness Control |
Mineral Supplementation Ewes post mating |
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Mineral Supplementation Ewes post mating |
Meal feeding lambs post weaning* |
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Category B |
Category B |
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Parasite Control (Faecal Egg Count) |
Parasite Control (Faecal Egg Count) |
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Scanning |
Scanning |
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Flystrike control |
Mineral Supplementation Lambs Pre weaning* |
* Hill flocks may not choose both Mineral Supplementation of Lambs and Meal feeding of lambs post weaning.
