Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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738. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who have submitted data notifications under the beef data and genomics programme 2015; the number who have submitted the required genomic testing under the same programme to date; the number of farmers who have received payments to date for 2015; the amount paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24123/16]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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A total of 24,620 herds have submitted some or all of the data and 23, 839 herds have submitted some or all of the genomic samples required under the BDGP. Payments amounting to almost €40m have issued to 22,068 participants who had submitted sufficient genotyping samples and data to be eligible to receive a payment.

My Department has recently written to all applicants who have outstanding data and/or genotyping samples to be returned reminding them to submit these by 29th July. Supplementary payments due on foot of the receipt of additional information will subsequently be made to the relevant applicants.

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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739. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who applied to join the beef data and genomics programme in each year since the programme commenced; the number of these who have informed his Department that they wish to leave the programme; the number of farmers of the remainder who have failed to furnish any genomic testing results to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24124/16]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The BDGP was launched in 2015 and 29,862 applications were received. Some 4,851 herds have since withdrawn from the BDGP. A further 1,172 herds have not submitted any genomic samples in respect of the 2015 scheme year. These applicants have been contacted reminding them of the requirement to submit genotyping samples.