Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 July 2012
403 Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review a decision to exclude a person (details supplied) in County Cork from participation in the beef technology adoption programme as it appears he is being excluded on the basis of the size of his farm holding rather than his commitment to improving the beef quality in his herd; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33031/12]
View answerIn order to be eligible for the Beef Technology Adoption Programme applicants must satisfy one of the following two criteria: farmers with suckler cows must be current participants in the Suckler Cow Welfare Scheme (AWRBS), that is, they must have received payments under the Scheme on 2010 born calves and have applied to participate in ICBF HerdPlus prior to applying for the Programme; or beef farmers without a suckler herd must have applied to participate in ICBF HerdPlus prior to applying for the Programme. Any farmer finishing animals to slaughter must have applied for membership of the Beef Quality Assurance Scheme (BQAS) before the application date for this Programme and must be a member of the scheme by 31 October 2012. He/she must also have finished a minimum of 15 cattle to slaughter in 2011.
Unfortunately, as the person named has not satisfied either he is not eligible for acceptance to the Programme.
