Microchipping and tracking proposed to curb sheep worrying

Dáil committee heard it was a very worrying time for farmers, with lambing under way.

The use of GPS tracking devices to monitor and trace dogs that attack sheep flocks should be considered, the Joint Oireachtas Agriculture Committee was told.

As many as 4,000 sheep are killed or injured by marauding dogs in up to 400 attacks on farms and hillsides countrywide every year.