Michael Ring
Question:272 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government if a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a cull ewe payment in 2003 as a result of destocking their herd in 1998. [21731/03]
Vol. 571 No. 3
272 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government if a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a cull ewe payment in 2003 as a result of destocking their herd in 1998. [21731/03]
According to information provided to my Department, the person named was approved for a five-year REPS contract commencing on 1 March 2003. As the compensation payments from my Department are an alternative rather than an addition to REPS, my Department will make a payment to the person named to cover the loss sustained in January and February 2003, as a result of the 1998 destocking.