Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 May 2018
327. Deputy Tom Neville asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to persons (details supplied) in respect of attendance at a group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18645/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraKnowledge Transfer (KT) is one of a suite of measures included under the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 and involves the formation of knowledge transfer groups across the beef, dairy, equine, sheep, tillage and poultry sectors.
Farmer participants attend group meetings and produce a Farm Improvement Plan in consultation with their KT Facilitator. For each year of the three year programme participants receive a reimbursement in the amount of €750 for a primary sector and €375 for a secondary sector where all requirements of the programme have been met.
Work is ongoing to clear outstanding cases on the Knowledge Transfer Programme. Each participant's application is processed separately and paid independently of other members of the KT Group.
The person named did not meet the minimum attendance requirement at meetings, and a penalty will thus be applied to her payment. It is expected that payment will issue to the person named shortly.
