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ICSA WELCOMES SHEEP FENCING INCLUSION IN TAMS II

Oct 13, 2015 | Press Releases | 0 comments

14th October, 2015

ICSA sheep chairman John Brooks has welcomed the inclusion of grant aid for sheep fencing in TAMS II, as was announced by Minister Simon Coveney following yesterday’s budget announcement.

“This is something that the ICSA has been demanding for some time now. Good fencing on sheep farms is essential for good grassland management but the expense of doing this has been a major stumbling block for sheep farmers”.

A €38.8m allocation for TAMS  II in Budget 2016 has allowed for the inclusion of sheep fencing aid. Mr. Brooks has described this as “a victory for those of us who have been fighting to rectify this injustice for sheep farmers. The ICSA has worked hard for this grant aid and we will continue to ensure that our sheep farmers are fairly considered in all aspects of funding expenditure”.

Mr. Brooks is now calling on Minister Coveney to re-examine the terms and conditions required of farmers to qualify for sheep fencing grant aid. He described the some of these requirements, such as the spec of field gate required, as “unnecessary and overly expensive and merely places obstacles in the way of sheep farmers getting the aid they urgently need”.

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