Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 12 Jun 2001

Vol. 537 No. 5

Written Answers. - Grant Payments.

John Ellis

Ceist:

212 Mr. Ellis asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development if he will give a date for the finalisation of the appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim against reduction of his cattle and headage payments for 2000. [16637/01]

Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (Mr. Walsh)

The person named applied under the 2000 cattle headage scheme and the 2000 suckler cow scheme on 31 May 2000.

At an inspection of his herd carried out on 4 October 2000, five cows, tag numbers DPSR0043P, DPSR0038G, DPSR0040V, DPSR0037J and DPSR0041T, were rejected for grants under the cattle headage and suckler cow premium schemes as they had no passports. Three other animals, tag numbers 231148110095, 231148160100 and 231148180102, were also rejected under the cattle headage scheme as they had no passports.

My Department wrote to him on 8 December 2000 advising him that as he was in breach of the terms and conditions of the cattle headage and suckler cow premium schemes, in relation to animal identification and registration requirements, reduction penalties would apply to his applications under both schemes. He was given the opportunity to have these decisions reviewed. His application for a review was received in my Department on 1 May 2001. The review is currently under way and will be finalised shortly when the findings will issue to him.