Frank Feighan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 1619: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment will issue to person (details supplied) in County Roscommon under the farm waste management scheme; the reason for the delay; and when a cheque will issue. [31058/08]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The claim for payment lodged by the person named is being processed by my Department. I would expect that payment will be made in the near future provided that the claim is in compliance with the terms and conditions of the Scheme.

Frank Feighan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 1620: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if he will ensure this applicant will get slaughter premium and single payment. [31063/08]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Under the 2002 EU Slaughter Premium Scheme, animals were required to be eight months or over on the date of slaughter and recorded on the Department's Cattle Movement Monitoring System, i.e. fully registered, showing, inter alia, date of birth of each animal.

While the eleven animals in question were slaughtered on 15 August 2002, they were found at that time not to be recorded on the CMMS system and, therefore, were ineligible for the Slaughter Premium, as they did not fulfil the Scheme requirements.

Furthermore, a subsequent examination of the case revealed contemporaneous records showing four of the animals as being three months of age at time of slaughter; no ages were recorded for the other animals.