Beef Data and Genomics Programme

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 May 2017

Tuesday, 23 May 2017

Questions (584)

Éamon Ó Cuív

Question:

584. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the beef cow data and genomics scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason this payment has not issued to date even though payment has been approved since March 2016;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24715/17]

Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

The person named submitted a Beef Data and Genomics Programme 2015 - 2020 application on 28 May 2015.

Payment in full for 2015  scheme year issued to the person named on 16 December 2015.

Payment in full for 2016 scheme year issued to the person named on 13 December 2016.

Payments for 2017 scheme year will commence in December 2017.