asked the Minister for Agriculture when assistance in respect of a hardship fund for depopulation of herds will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford whose herd has been depopulated by eight.
Written Answers. - Herd Depopulation Assistance.
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Since 31 January 1983 payments from the hardship fund have been restricted to herdowners who depopulate their entire herds at the request of the local district veterinary office. There is no proposal to depopulate the herd of the person named and consequently no question of payment from the fund arises.