Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 February 2013
697. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when suckler calf premium 2011 and 2012 payments will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5154/13]
View answerThe person named registered 12 animals for the 2011 Suckler Welfare Scheme and 13 animals for the 2012 Scheme. Following the validation process, it appeared that the animals were not weaned in accordance with the Terms and Conditions of the Scheme for either year. This issue has since been resolved for some of the animals and payment has been approved for 8 animals in each year. The remaining animals remain ineligible in regard to the weaning requirement of this Scheme and a 1% penalty will be applied to the payments each year as a result of this non-compliance.
In addition, there has been a change to the ownership of this herd in 2012 and letters have issued from my Department on 31 January 2013 in relation to this matter. Payment cannot issue until the relevant forms regarding the change of ownership have been completed and are found to be in order.
