Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 July 2018
1928. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment under the beef data and genomics programme will be made to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33656/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe person named applied to join the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) on 14 May 2015 and in doing so agreed to abide by the Terms and Conditions .
A key requirement of the BDGP was the completion of a carbon navigator in conjunction with an approved advisor by 30th November 2016. This date was further extended to 31 May 2017 , but with the application of a penalty to any payment made . The Terms and Conditions of the BDGP stated that failure to complete a carbon navigator by 31 May 2017 would result in disqualification from the BDGP and clawback of any payments made for previous years.
A carbon navigator was not completed for the person named until 9 October 2017, outside the prescribed timeframe, resulting in his disqualification from the BDGP and the recoupment of any payments already made under the BDGP .
