341 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason sheep farmers in the Ballycroy, Tiernaur, Bangor and Keenagh areas of County Mayo are being asked to remove stock for six months of the year and to destock up to 70%, when this will mean the total extinction of their farming livelihoods; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the overwhelming majority of those farmers are already involved in the REP scheme and have already heavily destocked in recent times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11983/06]

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341 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason sheep farmers in the Ballycroy, Tiernaur, Bangor and Keenagh areas of County Mayo are being asked to remove stock for six months of the year and to destock up to 70%, when this will mean the total extinction of their farming livelihoods; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the overwhelming majority of those farmers are already involved in the REP scheme and have already heavily destocked in recent times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11983/06]

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