John Paul O'Shea (Cork North-West, Fine Gael)
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620. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an Eco scheme and hardship payment will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15628/25]

Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael)
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In 2023 an Eco-Scheme Application was received by the persons named via a partnership identifier which was subsequently terminated, and replaced with the new identifier number provided in this question. This has caused the delay in payment of the 2023 Eco-Scheme. This payment has now been prioritised for issue with urgency.

The farm partnership number provided received their 70% Eco-Scheme payment on the 20th October 2024 with the balancing payment of 30% on 9th December 2024.

My Department has also checked records for applications for the TB hardship grant for the herd numbers provided. No record of an application for Hardship Grant under any herd number associated with the individual has been received. If the person named would like to make an application, they can contact the Regional Veterinary Office to make an application under the Hardship Grant scheme by email to CorkNorthDVO@agriculture.gov.ie or Tel: (021) 4851400.