Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 March 2013
401. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if suckler welfare scheme payment for 2011 has been paid in full in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14098/13]
View answerThe person named registered 33 animals for the 2011 Suckler Welfare Scheme and 41 animals for the 2012 Scheme.
Payment in full has issued, in 3 instalments on 15th December 2011; 20th February 2012 and 12th November 2012, in respect of 32 animals for the 2011 Scheme year. The 2011 application included one set of twins and under the Terms and Conditions of the Scheme only one payment is due in such cases.
Thus far, it has only been possible to make payment in respect of 4 of the animals for the 2012 Scheme year. The Terms and Conditions of the Scheme require that applicants undertake to carry out, and notify to my Department, measures in relation to all beef breed animals in the herd. Payment cannot be considered for any of the remaining animals until the required data in relation to the measures carried out is received and found to be in order. A number of official forms have been issued to the applicant for his 2012 born animals, but all of the required information has not been received. My Department has now issued a further form to the applicant to enable him to submit the required data.
