asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will arrange for immediate payment of headage grants to a person (details supplied) in County Galway.
Written Answers. - Grant Payments.
79.
The person named has been paid his 1988 calf premium scheme grant already. He will be paid his 1988 cattle and equines headage and suckler cow schemes grants when the batches which include payments are processed.
80.
asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare received a reduction in headage payments this year, in view of the fact that he increased his herd.
As a result of changes for headage payment purposes in the forage area limit which were made at the insistence of the EC Commission and which affected the herdowner in the disadvantaged areas with high stocking rates, the person named was paid less grants in 1988 than in 1987 despite a small increase in his herd from 18 to 18.8 livestock units in that period. A letter explaining in detail how the forage area limit affected his entitlement is being issued to the person named.
81.
asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive payment of a headage grant.
The person named will be paid his 1988 calf premium, suckler cow premium and special beef premium as soon as the batches which include his payments are processed. He has been requested to produce documentary evidence of the lands and acreage owned and farmed by him and when he does the question of payment of grants under the 1988 cattle and equines headage scheme will be considered further.
82.
asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when payment of a slurry grant will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Waterford.
The grant has been paid.
83.
asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when payment of EC calf subsidy will be made to farmers.
Payments for calf premium on calves born before 15 June 1988 commenced earlier this month. It is expected that the bulk of payments will be made by the end of March. Approximately 110,000 applications are involved.
84.
asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a headage payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare.
The person named has already been paid his grant under the 1988 EC special beef premium scheme. He will be paid his grants under the 1988 cattle and equines headage, EC suckler cow premium and calf premium schemes when the batches which include his payments are processed.
85.
asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a headage payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare.
A payable order in respect of cattle grants under the 1988 disadvantaged areas schemes was issued on 13 January 1989 to the person named (the present herdowner) in lieu of an earlier payment issued in error in the name of the previous owner. The person named will be paid her 1988 special beef premium and calf premium schemes grants shortly.
86.
asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason for the delay in making payment of headage grants to farmers in the Cornamona area, County Galway.
There was no particular delay in the payment of cattle, sheep and equines headage grants under the disadvantaged areas schemes in the Cornamona area. Payments commenced there as soon as in other areas of the country. Payment of sheep headage grants commenced last October and payment of cattle headage grants commenced in December. The bulk of payments under both schemes has now been made.
87.
asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive payment of a suckler grant.
The person named will be paid his 1988 suckler cow premium, calf premium and cattle and equines headage schemes grants as soon as the batches which include his payments are processed.
88.
asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will arrange for the immediate payment of headage grants to a person (details supplied) in County Galway.
The person named is not the registered herdowner of the herd number quoted. He has been requested to forward documentary evidence of ownership of lands but has not done so to date. When he does, his applications for cattle and equines headage scheme grants, suckler cow premium, calf premium and special beef premium will be considered further.