Smith promises substantial CAP funds boost for sheep farmers
Minister Smith said he acknowledged the particular difficulties being experienced by the sheep sector. It was for this reason he had allocated €7m from the single farm payment national reserve to 14,000 hill sheep farmers this year. These were the only funds to which he had access in 2009.
He said he expected there would be in the region of €25m in additional funding available in unused CAP funds to target specific sectors and regions in need of assistance.
