Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 489: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their suckler cow welfare scheme payment for 2009. [20477/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The person named has 15 animals for consideration under the 2009 Suckler Welfare Scheme. One of the conditions of the Scheme, as is set out in the Terms and Conditions, is that the calves must be introduced to concentrate (meal) feeding a minimum of 4 weeks before weaning. According to the information supplied to my Department by the applicant none of the animals were fed meal for the required four weeks before weaning. Consequently, as the required condition was not adhered to, no payment can issue. A letter has issued to the applicant advising her of the Department's decision on her application.