Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is unreasonable to expect any body to make payments before 20 October from a scheme that closed on 20 September. The beef exceptional aid measure closed for applications on 20 September. The money will be paid before the end of this year, and that is not unreasonable. We announced last year a beef environmental efficiency pilot, in respect of which payments will also be made this year provided the applicants submit the required data on the weighing of weanlings relative to the weight of the suckler cow.

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