Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 December 2004
234 Mr. Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cavan will receive the dairy premium as promised by her Department some time ago; her views on whether a person who lost his herd through BSE and was subsequently provided with a different herd number should have to suffer further difficulties in having due payments granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32111/04]
View answerThe person named was paid his full entitlement of €2,293.10 under the area based compensatory allowance scheme on 17 September 2004. The dairy premium issued to the person named on 29 November 2004 amounted to €1,540.43. Under the 2004 EU slaughter premium scheme, 35 animals have been deemed eligible for payment to the person named. A 60% advance payment totalling €1,680.00 was issued on 16 October 2004 for these animals. To date, no applications have been received under the 2004 special beef premium scheme for the person named. He is not an applicant under the suckler cow premium scheme.
