Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 419: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the funding is in place for a scheme (details supplied); and if the scheme will be paid on all the animals or on a piecemeal basis. [4802/08]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Under the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013, which was agreed at Partnership, there is provision for expenditure of €250 million over the five years of the Suckler Welfare scheme (2008-2012). Payment will be made only where the suckler cow has calved and after the farmer has complied with the various measures of the scheme. Therefore, the timing of the payment will depend on when the calf is weaned and when the farmer returns all the animal events information to the Department.