Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 June 2016
274. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the changes to the qualification criteria in cow numbers for a person (details supplied) under the beef data and genomics programme scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14086/16]
View answerThe person named submitted an application to participate in the Beef Data and Genomics Programme on 21 May 2015. Payment is made on the basis of a Maximum Payable Area which is established by dividing the number of cows that calved in 2014 by a stocking rate of 1.5. In this case 25 cows calved in 2014 giving a reference area of 16.6 6 hectares. There has not been any change in the scheme cow numbers qualification criteria.
Payment of €1,787.75 issued to the person named on 16 December 2015 following deductions for the cost of genotyping of animals which is a requirement under the BDGP. A further minor deduction of €32 was also applied to the payment as the person named had not submitted all the required data at the time. As the person named has now submitted additional data a supplementary payment will be made in the coming weeks in respect of this submission.
