asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will arrange to have a farm installation grant paid to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny where the application was approved several months ago.
Written Answers. - Grant Payments.
62.
Before eligibility under the scheme of installation aid for young farmers can be determined, a detailed investigation of each application must be carried out. In this case the investigation has not yet been completed. If the applicant is found to be eligible, payment of the premium will be made as soon as practicable and I will inform the Deputy at the appropriate time.
All premia are paid strictly in the order in which eligibility is established. Payments are being phased in such a way as to ensure adherence to the amount provided in the Vote. Consequently, there is some delay in payment of the premia.
63.
asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a grant under the farm development scheme will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal.
A claim under the farm improvement programme for payment of a grant of £16,011 has been received and will be paid as soon as practicable. All claims under the programme are dealt with strictly in order of receipt. Payments are being phased in such a way as to ensure adherence to the amount provided in the Vote. Consequently, there is some delay in making grant payments.
64.
asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if his Department will make immediate arrangements for payment of an installation aid grant to a person (details supplied) in County Laois.
Before eligibility under the scheme of installation aid for young farmers can be determined, a detailed investigation of each application must be carried out. In this case the investigation has not yet been completed. If the applicant is found to be eligible, payment of the premium will be made as soon as practicable and I will inform the Deputy at the appropriate time.
All premia are paid strictly in the order in which eligibility is established. Payments are being phased in such a way as to ensure adherence to the amount provided in the Vote. Consequently, there is some delay in payment of the premia.
65.
asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will now arrange for payment of an installation aid grant to a person (details supplied) in County Laois.
Before eligibility under the scheme of installation aid for young farmers can be determined, a detailed investigation of each application must be carried out. In this case the investigation has not yet been completed. If the applicant is found to be eligible, payment of the premium will be made as soon as practicable and I will inform the Deputy at the appropriate time.
All premia are paid strictly in the order in which eligibility is established. Payments are being phased in such a way as to ensure adherence to the amount provided in the Vote. Consequently, there is some delay in payment of the premia.
66.
asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the up-to-date position regarding the application of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly for a suckler cow grant.
The person named will be paid his 1987 beef cow headage, calf premium and special beef premium schemes grants shortly.
Under the terms of the 1987 EC suckler cow premium scheme an applicant's on-farm income must equal or exceed his off-farm income. The eligibility of the person named for grants under the scheme will be considered further when an income assessment now being carried out in his case is completed.
67.
asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a grant for the building of a shed will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Offaly as the work has been passed for some time.
A claim under the farm improvement programme for payment of a grant of £1,434 has been received and will be paid shortly together with a number of other grants certified about the same time.