: asked the Minister for Agriculture the reason for the delay in paying a headage grant to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick.
Written Answers . - Grant Payments .
900.
: An application for cattle headage grant under the 1982 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme received from a person with the same surname and address as the person named will be considered when he replies to a query regarding rented land.
901.
asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will arrange to have a grant under the farm modernisation scheme for farm buildings and a milk feeder made to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny as the matter was passed last January.
: There are two grants involved. The grant for the milk feeder will be paid when normal processing procedures have been completed.
The local office of the Department has not yet been notified by the applicant that the building project has been completed. When notification is received a final inspection will be carried out and if the work is satisfactorily completed the grant will be paid without delay.
902.
asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will arrange to have a grant under the farm modernisation scheme paid to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny for buildings and concrete works as all work has been completed since December 1982.
: A grant of £4,460 will be paid shortly together with a number of other grants certified about the same time.
903.
asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will arrange to pay a grant under the farm modernisation scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
: A grant of £1,255 will be paid shortly together with a number of other grants certified about the same time.
904.
asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will arrange to pay a grant under the farm modernisation scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
: It is a condition under the farm modernisation scheme that a project to be grant aided must form part of a farm plan. As the applicant did not comply with this condition he is not eligible for grant aid.
905.
asked the Minister for Agriculture when a farm modernisation grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and the reason for the delay.
: It is a condition for the payment of grants to development farmers under the farm modernisation scheme that an extract of farm accounts is submitted for each year of the farm development plan.
The applicant in this case is a development farmer. As the relevant farm accounts extract has not been received for 1981 he has forfeited entitlement to the development rate of grant and to the special aids available to development farmers. Arrangements are being made for payment at an early date of the grant at the lower rate.