Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare has not been facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16641/13]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named registered 12 animals for the 2011 Suckler Welfare Scheme. When initially applying to participate in the Scheme in 2008, applicants undertook to carry out and notify my Department of relevant measures carried out in respect of all of their animals for the full 5 year duration of this Scheme. In August 2011, applicants were informed of the requirement to notify details of these measures within one year of birth.

In this particular instance, all 12 animals were born between February and June 2011 and data in relation to the measures carried out on these animals was not received until 18 December 2012. As a result the applicant was notified that he was no longer eligible for the Scheme.

My Department has made contact directly with the person named requesting substantiating evidence relating to any claimed extenuating circumstances in the matter. On receipt of this, the position can be reviewed.