Tom Enright
Ceist:117 Mr. Enright asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development the present rates of payment in regard to agricultural livestock that are slaughtered for depopulation of herds because of tuberculosis and brucellosis; the top rate paid for cows; if there is a certain requirement of milk production per cow to get the top level of payments; the rate paid for cows at lower levels of milk production; the different rate paid for other cows; the amount paid for dry stock, namely, cattle in excess of two years, cattle between one and two years and calves; the amount paid for bulls; the allowances that are paid to farmers for the loss of a dairy herd which results in a total loss of income because of the cows and in-calf heifers being slaughtered; and if he will outline in detail the full regulations in regard to the way in which his Department assesses and works out the rates of payment to farmers. [17592/00]
