Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 April 2013
212. Deputy John O'Mahony asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their payment for cow suckler welfare scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17930/13]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe person named registered 13 animals under the 2012 Suckler Scheme. Payment has already issued in respect of one of these animals. Payment in relation to a further 11 animals will issue shortly following resolution by the applicant of errors, which were identified. However, the 13th animal is ineligible for payment under the Terms and Conditions of the Scheme which require that the dam of the each calf should be 24 months old at the time of first calving. While a tolerance is allowed where the dam is aged between 22 and 24 months old, in this instance, 3 of the dams were aged between 22 and 24 months and application of the tolerance facilitated payment for only 2 of these animals.
