Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 March 2015
123. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a farmer (details supplied) did not receive compensation for disposing of calves which had bovine viral diarrhoea; the way the farmer would have had to dispose of the calves to be eligible for compensation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9732/15]
View answerMy Department provides financial support measures for farmers under the Bovine Viral Diarrhoea programme (BVD). In 2013 the terms and conditions of these supports required that all persistently infected (PI) animals were removed to a knackery, within agreed timeframes.
The herdowner concerned submitted an application seeking compensation for removal of persistently infected (P.I.) calves from his herd. However, as not all of the animals were disposed of via the knackery, he did not comply with the conditions and payment has not been made to date. My Department will now review this decision, taking into account the reasons the applicant was unable to comply with the requirements, and he will be informed of the final decision in due course.
