Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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231. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a knowledge transfer payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14285/18]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Knowledge Transfer (KT) is one of a suite of measures included under the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 and involves the formation of knowledge transfer groups across the beef, dairy, equine, sheep, tillage and poultry sectors. Farmer participants attend group meetings and produce a Farm Improvement Plan in consultation with their KT Facilitator.  For each year of the three year programme participants receive a reimbursement in the amount of €750 for a primary sector and €375 for a secondary sector where all requirements of the programme have been met.

According to my Department's records, the persons named did not complete the Animal Health Measures with a Department approved veternarian in Year One as required under the programme.  Consequently a reduced payment is due in this case.  The payment will, as required by the governing EU regulation, issue via the approved KT Facilitator shortly.