Written answers

Tuesday, 29 May 2018

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Knowledge Transfer Programme

Photo of Éamon Ó CuívÉamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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487. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in issuing payment under the knowledge transfer scheme to a farmer (details supplied) in County Galway; when payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23294/18]

Photo of Michael CreedMichael 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.

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 payment of €750 for a primary sector and €375 for a secondary sector where all requirements of the programme have been met.

In relation to the person named, this case involved a change of ownership on the herdnumber notified to the Department on the 19th January 2018. The relevant verification checks on foot of this have been completed to ensure that this herd owner has complied with the provisions of the KT scheme and I can confirm that it is now cleared for payment. Payment is expected to issue shortly.

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