785. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department holds, or has sought from an organisation (details supplied) or any market-monitoring source, data on the price differential paid for four and five star rams that meet Sheep Improvement Scheme eligibility criteria compared with two and three star rams in the years 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if so, to provide those average price differentials for pedigree sales and commercial market sales; and if not, to confirm whether claims of increased breeder profitability arising from four and five star-rated rams are being made in the absence of verifiable market evidence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71875/25]

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785. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department holds, or has sought from an organisation (details supplied) or any market-monitoring source, data on the price differential paid for four and five star rams that meet Sheep Improvement Scheme eligibility criteria compared with two and three star rams in the years 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if so, to provide those average price differentials for pedigree sales and commercial market sales; and if not, to confirm whether claims of increased breeder profitability arising from four and five star-rated rams are being made in the absence of verifiable market evidence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71875/25]

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