Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 823: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be awarded the outstanding payments due to them under the suckler cow welfare scheme. [14522/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The person named applied for 18 animals under the 2008 Suckler Welfare Scheme. My Department has issued payments in respect of 15 animals. Of the remaining animals, one was ineligible for payment as the dam was under 22 month of age at the time of calving. There were outstanding queries in relation to the remaining 2 animals and the herd owner has previously been notified of these. One of these was registered outside the statutory limit of twenty-seven days and the dam of the remaining animal was removed for slaughter before her calf was weaned.

With regard to 2009 payments the above applied for 16 animals under the Suckler Welfare Scheme. It is a condition of this Scheme that for herds of more than 10 cows the calves must be weaned in at least two separate groups with each group being removed at a minimum interval of five days. The applicant did not comply with this condition and, therefore, is not eligible for payment under the provisions of the Terms and Conditions of the Scheme.

John Perry (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 824: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will receive their suckler cow payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14531/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The person named applied for 20 animals in 2009 under the Suckler Welfare Scheme. It is a condition of this Scheme that for herds of more than 10 cows the calves must be weaned in at least two separate groups with each group being removed at a minimum interval of five days. The applicant did not comply with this condition and, therefore, is not eligible for payment under the provisions of the Terms and Conditions of the Scheme.