Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 January 2016
109. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a beef genomics scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2500/16]
View answerThe person named submitted a Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) 2015 -2020 application form to my Department on the 20th May 2015.
Payments under the Beef Data and Genomics Programme amounting to €30m issued to almost 16,000 participants in December 2015. Payments are resuming now and will continue on an ongoing basis as herds become eligible. Subject to verification of compliance with the Terms and Conditions of the Programme payment will issue to the person named in the next few weeks.
