Tom Hayes
Question:114 Mr. Hayes asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary under the suckler cow scheme for 2003. [13846/04]
View answerWednesday, 12 May 2004
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The person named applied for premium in respect of nine animals under the 2003 suckler cow premium scheme for small scale milk suppliers on 4 July 2003. Under this scheme premium can be paid only on suckler cows over and above those needed to produce the milk quota of the applicant. The person named had a milk quota of 117,108 litres and needed 29.41 cows to produce this under paragraph 13 of the scheme's terms and conditions. As he stated on his application that he had only 28 cows in all, he had no surplus suckler cows on which premium could be paid. He was written to on 22 January 2004, told this and invited to contact my Department with any query he had. He has not done so to date.