183. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Droimmeann cattle will be accepted as a rare breed for ACRES (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39416/24]

The persons named were approved into Tranche 1 of the Co-Operation stream of the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES). The Rare Breeds action was chosen as part of the submitted application. However, the breeds selected were Dexter Cattle and Connemara Ponies. Droimeann Cattle was not selected in this application.

Unfortunately, once an application is submitted, it cannot be amended, as per Circular 6/2022 and 12/2022. Therefore, it will not be possible to add Droimeann Cattle to the application at this stage.