asked the Minister for Agriculture the amount of money paid out each year since 1981, inclusive, in County Cork in grants in respect of TB, Brucellosis, calf, suckler, farm modernisation and ewe subsidies; the number of applicants who have applied for grants under the headage scheme in the new scheme announced last year; and the average payment of headage grants made to farmers in County Cork in 1985.
Written Answers. - Agricultural Grant Payments.
131.
Expenditure in County Cork in respect of the schemes mentioned was as follows:
|
Scheme |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
Bovine TB Reactor |
875,933 |
605,400 |
1,004,693 |
1,134,800 |
1,414,570 |
|
Brucellosis Reactor |
1,002,996 |
433,380 |
520,565 |
372,325 |
318,900 |
|
Depopulation Fund (Animal Diseases) |
237,340 |
103,840 |
121,400 |
124,020 |
125,260 |
|
Stock Replacement Scheme |
— |
— |
— |
— |
11,300 |
|
(Animal Diseases) |
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|
Farm Modernisation |
6,562,042 |
5,862,658 |
3,698,586 |
2,131,925 |
1,064,958 |
|
Ewe Premium Scheme |
140,396 |
305,039 |
401,087 |
1,358,037 |
2,364,239 |
|
Calf Premium |
— |
— |
698,419 |
6,419,355 |
4,784,876 |
|
Suckler Cow Scheme |
192,375 |
379,412 |
430,628 |
468,118 |
908,895 |
The numbers of applicants in County Cork under the disadvantaged area schemes in 1985 were as follows:—
|
Scheme |
No |
|
Cattle Headage |
4,616 |
|
Beef Cow |
69 |
|
Sheep Headage |
930 |
The average payment per farmer (all headage schemes) in County Cork in 1985 was £640.
132.
asked the Minister for Agriculture when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be paid a grant in respect of a bulk tank which he installed as he notified the Department last January.
The grants in question are paid under a scheme operated by the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society Limited and financed from EC co-responsibility levy funds. The ICOS pass on the grants to individual suppliers through their respective co-operatives.
I understand that the applicant in question will receive the grant within the next few weeks.