asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a grant for farm installation aid has not been paid to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary.
Written Answers. - Grant Payment.
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The application in this case cannot be further processed until the applicant furnishes evidence that his title to the land in question has been registered in the Land Registry.
71.
asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason payment under the suckler cow scheme has not been paid to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary.
The person named has been paid her 1988 EC suckler cow premium and special beef premium already. She will be paid her 1988 calf premium shortly.
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asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will arrange for 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 so that he can become so registered but has not done so to date. When he does the question of payment of 1988 calf premium, suckler cow premium, cattle and equines headage and EC special beef premium schemes grants will be considered further.
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asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a 1986 forestry headage payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Clare.
The 1987 EC Scheme of Compensatory Allowances in respect of forestry was introduced with effect from 1 October 1986.
My Department are unable to trace any application for grants under the 1987 or 1988 schemes from the person named. However, an application has been received from another person who quoted the same forestry reference number and address as the person named but he was deemed ineligible for grants under the 1987 scheme because he had afforested his lands prior to 1 October 1986 — the commencement date of the 1987 scheme.
He has been paid his grants under the 1986 cattle and equines headage schemes already. He did not apply under any other 1986, 1987 or 1988 cattle or sheep schemes.
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asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Waterford has been refused a land reclamation grant and a headage grant despite having no source of employment other than farming; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Approval to proceed with land reclamation work for grant purposes under the western package issued to the person named on 27 January 1989.
His application for cattle headage grants under the 1988 disadvantaged area scheme will be processed further when he produces evidence of all his off-farm earnings for the year ended 5 April 1988. He has not done so to date.