Michael McCarthy (Cork South West, Labour)
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To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment under the suckler welfare scheme will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57870/12]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named registered 17 animals for the 2012 Suckler Scheme in 2012 which included a set of twins. As payment is made on the number of eligible suckler cows in a herd for a given year, only 16 animals can be considered.

Payment was made in respect of 11 of these animals on 24 December 2012. Issues have been identified in relation to the remaining 5 animals and a letter has issued to the person named on 10 January 2013 regarding this aspect. The matter cannot be further progressed until these issues have been resolved.