Martin Kenny
Question:502. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the reason a person (details supplied) did not receive pig sector crisis funding. [15497/16]
View answerTuesday, 14 June 2016
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These payments are the final tranche under the package agreed at EU level in September of last year, which allocated €0.5m for the pig sector for Ireland. The Government subsequently matched this funding to provide an overall aid package of €1m.
Eligible beneficiaries for the scheme were defined as current pig herd owners who produced a minimum of 200 pigs in 2015. The individual concerned did not meet the beneficiary requirements and therefore was not entitled to an aid payment under the conditions of the scheme.