Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 September 2014
467. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding compensation for calves diagnosed with bovine viral diarrhoea, BVD, (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34227/14]
View answerMy Department provides support measures for farmers under the Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) programme. In view of the limited financial resources available and the early payback in dairy herds it was decided in 2013 to focus the support measures on second and subsequent persistently infected (PI) calves removed from suckler herds. In the case of the farmer (details supplied) an application was received in August, 2013 seeking compensation for removal of P.I. calves from his herd. The application was processed and as the dams of the animals in question were from dairy breeds no compensation was payable.
