Written answers

Tuesday, 26 February 2019

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Beef Data and Genomics Programme

Photo of Michael FitzmauriceMichael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

445. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 495 of 5 February 2019, the number of herds in receipt of the beef data and genomics programme payments that have more than one animal registered in their herd that is not identified as a beef breed as defined by the scheme guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9028/19]

Photo of Michael CreedMichael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

The Terms and Conditions(T&Cs) of the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) defines eligible suckler cows, inter alia, as being of a beef breed or sired by a beef breed, is not a cow used to supply milk commercially, is part of a herd intended for rearing calves for meat production and rears a calf by suckling. Eligible calves must be born out of an eligible suckler cow and sired by a beef breed bull.

On the 31st December 2018, of the 24,544 farmers currently participating in BDGP, 3,312 had more than one animal on their holding that does not identify as a beef breed as defined by the BDGP T&Cs.

Comments

No comments

Log in or join to post a public comment.