Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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197. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of active participants in the beef data and genomics programme that have received the 85% advance payment of the 2018 payment by county; the number of persons that have passed all payment approval checks and are awaiting the 85% portion of 2018 payment; the number of beef data and genomics programme recipients that have yet to receive this portion of payment by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2270/19]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The Beef Data and Genomics Programme provides for six year payments to farmers for completion of actions which deliver accelerated genetic improvement in the Irish national herd and improvement of its environmental sustainability.

Payments under the 2018 Programme year for both BDGP I and BDGP II commenced in December 2018. As of 11th January 2019 a total of 22,032 participants have received a payment to date.

Advance payments do not issue under BDGP. Payments are issued based on the level of compliance reached under each requirement of the Programme.

All participants who have passed approval checks are paid. Further payments will continue to be made over the coming weeks as more participants become fully compliant with the requirements of the Programme.

Please see the following table by County breakdown.