Ned O'Keeffe
Question:46 Mr. N. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when payment in respect of a reactor animal will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [19857/04]
View answerThursday, 1 July 2004
Questions (49, 50)
Written answers
A valuation payment in respect of the reactor animal disclosed in the herd of the person concerned will issue shortly.
Ned O'Keeffe
Question:47 Mr. N. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if the awarding of a hardship grant to a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be reconsidered. [19858/04]
View answerThe hardship grant scheme is aimed at assisting eligible owners-keepers with restricted holdings where animals are retained and fed during periods of restriction. The eligibility period is between 1 November and 30 April each year. The onus is on the owners-keepers to apply for a hardship grant. An essential eligibility prerequisite is that the applicant cannot be supplying milk for sale at the time of applications.
An application for hardship grant was received by the local district veterinary office from the person concerned on 22 April 2004. Under the terms and conditions applying, any period prior to date of receipt of the application form in the DVO is not eligible for a hardship grant. In assessing the application for the period 22 April 2004 to 30 April 2004, it was established that the applicant was supplying milk for sale since 3 February 2004. Consequently, he did not meet a basic eligibility condition which rendered him ineligible for payment consideration.