Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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229. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue in relation to a suckler welfare scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry now that all further information requested has been submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23114/13]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named registered five animals for the 2011 Suckler Welfare Scheme and eighteen animals for the 2012 Scheme.

Following validation of recently received weaning information, payment issued for one of the 2011 born animals on 7 May 2013 and ten of the 2012 born animals on 2 May 2013. A further three of the 2012 born animals have only been weaned in the last 4 weeks and will be considered for payment as soon as possible, when compliance with all of the requirements of the Scheme has been verified.

Errors had been identified in relation to the remaining 2011 and 2012 born animals and letters regarding these errors issued to the applicant on 29 April 2013. The applicant has resolved errors in relation to one of the 2011 born animals and one of the 2012 born animals and payment will issue in respect of both of these animals shortly, subject to confirmation that all of the other terms and conditions have been complied with.

Payment cannot be considered for the remaining animals until all of the information requested on 29 April has been received.