Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 September 2018
590. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 406 of 3 July 2018, the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37210/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) provides for six years of payments to participating farmers for the completion of actions which deliver accelerated genetic improvement in the Irish national herd and the improvement of its environmental sustainability.
The person named submitted an application to join the BDGP in 2015. An application was also received from a family member who subsequently transferred her land and animals to the person named. Under the Terms and Conditions of the BDGP reference land and animals are based on the number of cows that calved in the herd in 2014. After the transfer of the land and animals the person named applied to increase his reference number based on the amalgamation of the two herds. This request was agreed to but due to the requested amalgamation additional animals needed to be genotyped.
Payment has already issued to the person named in respect of his original reference data. A balancing payment for the additional land and animals will issue to the above named applicant in the next round of payments, subject to confirmation of compliance with all of the requirements of the BDGP.
