Ned O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 527: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a grant will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [17371/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The person concerned had 125 animals removed as reactors under the Brucellosis Depopulation scheme on 22 September 2000. There are two rates of Depopulation grant available under the scheme: the Standard Rate and the Standard Rate Plus. In order to qualify for the Standard Rate Plus category of compensation, it is necessary for a herdowner to have voluntarily post-movement blood tested within 30 days all eligible animals bought in since the last herd test but in any event during the 6 month period prior to the Brucellosis breakdown. The reason for this condition is that compensation under the Brucellosis Eradication Scheme is structured to benefit those herdowners whose farming practices contribute to herd health protection.

In this case, since two bought in eligible animals were not post movement tested during the relevant period, the person in question did not qualify for the higher Standard Rate Plus. Accordingly, he was correctly paid at the Standard Rate category of compensation in respect of the animals removed under the depopulation agreement.

Noel Coonan (Tipperary North, Fine Gael)
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Question 528: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment for a forestry payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the breakdown of the amount to be awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17379/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The process to pay the annual forestry premium is already underway and the payment will issue to this applicant very shortly. The amount that will be paid to the applicant is €19,636.52.