623 Deputy Noel J. Coonan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will delay the introduction of the new sheep tagging system, mandatory electronic identification, for two years as recommended by the EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development in order to allow the sheep industry to recover in tough economic times; his views on whether the system will impose a burden on an already struggling sector and that there is already a viable working tagging and identification mechanism in place here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5116/10]

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623 Deputy Noel J. Coonan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will delay the introduction of the new sheep tagging system, mandatory electronic identification, for two years as recommended by the EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development in order to allow the sheep industry to recover in tough economic times; his views on whether the system will impose a burden on an already struggling sector and that there is already a viable working tagging and identification mechanism in place here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5116/10]

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