Sheep farmers 'frustrated' as they urge Government to use Brexit fund to support the sector

The ICSA said that it "can't understand how the sheep sector is not eligible for Brexit Adjustment Reserve funding".

The sheep sector "is in trouble", and unlike other sectors, "sheep price did not increase significantly in 2022 despite escalating costs", the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association has said.

Sheep farmers are "frustrated" that the Government has "failed to find a way to justify the use" of the Brexit Adjustment Reserve fund to support the sector in light of its "income crisis", the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association (ICSA) has said. 

Addressing the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine this week, the ICSA's wool steering group chairman Fergal Byrne said that the sheep sector "is in trouble", and unlike other sectors, "sheep price did not increase significantly in 2022 despite escalating costs".