Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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497. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason there was a reduction of BPS payments due to a farmer (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14226/18]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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In submitting an application to participate in the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP), applicants undertake to adhere to the Terms and Conditions that govern the Programme. In certain instances non compliance with the Terms and Conditions may result in disqualification from the BDGP and the recovery of any payments already made under the Programme.

In this instance the applicant named did not comply with the Bovine Viral Diarrhoea virus (BVD) requirements of the Programme and was disqualified from further participation resulting in an overpayment amounting to €1924.10. The applicant named subsequently sought a review of the decision to disqualify him from the BDGP, and this was successful. However in the interim the overpayment was deducted from his BPS payment. The matter will be rectified immediately and any payment now due will issue shortly.