John Perry
Ceist:205 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development when a person (details supplied) will receive a beef premium for 2000; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16507/01]
Vol. 537 No. 5
205 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development when a person (details supplied) will receive a beef premium for 2000; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16507/01]
Full payment under the special beef premium scheme in respect of five animals was made to the person named on 11 June 2001. The delay arose due to queries regarding a milk quota declaration on his 2000 area aid application which have recently been resolved.
206 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development if he has received an appeal by a person (details supplied); if he will rescind the decision made on this person's suckler cow payment and grant him a waiver on the 30 day retention period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16508/01]
All applications received by my Department under the 2000 suckler cow premium scheme have now been cross-checked with the cattle movement monitoring system.
With regard to the application submitted by the person named, it was found that one of the cows he had applied on was slaughtered within the six months retention period of the scheme and he did not notify my Department of its slaughter, nor of a replacement animal, as he is required to do under the terms and conditions of the scheme. He was advised by letter of 20 April 2001 that this animal was now rejected and that grants already paid to him under the scheme were subject to a reduction penalty.