Where eagles dare: why should farmer pay?

JACK POWER (Irish Examiner, April 26) needs to be reminded about IFA policy on the reintroduction of the white-tailed eagle to the National Park in Killarney before he completely loses the run of himself.

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment Batt O’Keeffe pointed out on Morning Ireland on April 16 that “we would look at a compensation scheme” if it were proven that lambs were taken by the eagles.

In our statement, I referred to the situation in Scotland where National Heritage now operates a scheme of compensation for sheep farmers because of the losses suffered by them.