Peter Cleere (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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588. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to clarify a compensation issue for a person (details supplied). [15035/25]

Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael)
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My Department provides a variety of extensive supports as part of the Bovine Viral Diarrheal (BVD) eradication programme.

Among these are financial supports to farmers in respect of herds that disclose one or more animals with BVD test positive or inconclusive test result.

The financial support available is:

- For Dairy breeds animals: €160 if the dairy female or dairy cross animal is removed within 10 days of positive or inconclusive BVD test. €30 if the dairy female or dairy cross animal is removed between day 11 and 21 of the first positive or inconclusive BVD test €30 if the dairy bull is removed within 14 days of the positive or inconclusive BVD test.

- For Beef breeds animals: € 220 if the animal is removed within 10 days of the first positive or inconclusive test. € 30 if the animal is removed between Day 11 & 21 of the first positive or inconclusive test.”

In addition to the above supports my Department also provides supports for adversely affected farms where at least 12% of the number calves born in a given year are affected as detailed below:

- Beef Herds - min removed animals to be at least 12% as a proportion of total births in 2024, with first two animals removed at standard rate, and subsequent animals support at double the support payment referred to above

- Dairy Herds - min removed animals to be at least 12% as a proportion of total births in 2024, with first seven animals removed at standard rate, and subsequent animals removed at double the support payment referred to above.