Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 April 2015
357. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment in respect of the 2014 beef genomics scheme will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15439/15]
View answerThe person named registered twenty two animals in the 2014 Beef Genomics Scheme. Payment under this scheme issued directly to the bank account of the person named on 16 December 2014. Twenty two animals were also registered in the Beef Data Programme 2013. Under the Terms and Conditions of this Scheme participants were required to hold animals until they were at least five months old to complete some of the surveys. Fourteen of the animals were sold before the age of five months and so are ineligible for payment. Payment was made in respect of the other eight animals on 22 July 2014.
Twenty two animals have also been registered in the Beef Data Programme 2014. Processing of payments under this scheme will commence in June. However, an initial examination has identified that nine of these animals were also sold before five months of age and so will be ineligible for payment.
