Animals needed for commonage fund
In protest at the schemes, some Connemara farmers walked out of one of the Department’s nationwide information meetings. Mr Coveney said he has an open mind on better solutions for commonages, subject to European Commission approval.
He said CAP reform requires each farmer who applies for basic payment to have an agricultural activity on each land parcel, which has been defined in Ireland as grazing at least one ewe per one and a half hectares on commonages.
