Brian Cowen
Question:125 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a payment of a calf grant, a beef grant, and a cow grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Offaly.
Written Answers. - Grant Payments.
This applicant has already been paid his 1989 calf premium, special beef premium and suckler cow premium schemes grants.
Brian Cowen
Question:126 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a farm development grant will be paid to a person (deails supplied) in County Offaly.
The grant has been paid.
Theresa Ahearn
Question:127 Mrs. T. Ahearn asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a farm improvement grant already approved by his Department for payment, will be paid to a person (deails supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
This grant has now been paid.
Dick Spring
Question:128 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath has been refused a sheep subsidy in 1989 and 1990.
The person named has not been refused any sheep subsidies in 1989 and 1990. He did not apply for the 1988 ewe premium which was paid in 1989 and payment of the 1989 and 1990 premiums, for which he has applied, has not yet commenced. The question may however, refer to the 1987 ewe premium scheme for which an application was submitted in January 1988 for 486 ewes. At the inspection in June 1988, 460 ewes were presented of which 110 had already been presented and ear notched in another flock. This meant that he did not maintain 486 eligible ewes for 100 days as he was required to do under the conditions of the scheme and accordingly premium was refused.
Madeleine Taylor-Quinn
Question:129 Mrs. Taylor-Quinn asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will issue payment of a headage grant to a person (deails supplied) in County Clare.
This applicant has already received his 1989 calf premium scheme grant and a 70 per cent advance payment under the 1989 cattle and equines headage scheme. Payments covering the balance due under the latter scheme and the full amount due to him under the 1989 suckler cow premium scheme are being processed and will issue shortly.
Madeleine Taylor-Quinn
Question:130 Mrs. Taylor-Quinn asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive payment of a suckler grant and the remainder of a headage grant.
This applicant has already received her 1989 calf premium scheme grant and a 70 per cent advance payment under the 1989 cattle and equines headage scheme. Payments covering the balance due under the latter scheme and the full amount due to her under the 1989 suckler cow premium scheme are being increased and will issue shortly.
Madeleine Taylor-Quinn
Question:131 Mrs. Taylor-Quinn asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a headage grant will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare.
This applicant has already received his 1989 calf premium grant. Payments due to him under the 1989 cattle and equines headage and suckler cow premium scheme are being processed and will issue shortly.
Madeleine Taylor-Quinn
Question:132 Mrs. Taylor-Quinn asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a farm modernisation grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Clare.
The application is being processed and payment will issue as soon as possible.
Liam Hyland
Question:133 Mr. Hyland asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason for the delay in payment of a ewe subsidy to a person (details supplied) in County Laois.
The advance payment of the 1989 ewe premium was delayed in this case because an overpayment under another scheme had to be recovered from the 1988 ewe premium. Payment will however be made in the near future.
Liam Hyland
Question:134 Mr. Hyland asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will arrange for early payment of livestock grants to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare.
Payments to this applicant under the 1989 calf premium, suckler cow premium and special beef premium schemes have already been made.
Liam Fitzgerald
Question:135 Mr. L. Fitzgerald asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a cattle and calf premium will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford.
Payment to this applicant under the 1988 calf premium scheme has already been made. His payment under the 1988 special beef premium scheme is being processed and will issue shortly.
Michael Creed
Question:136 Mr. Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when an application for headage grants will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
Payment to this applicant under the 1989 sheep headage scheme has already been made.
Payment under the 1989 calf premium, suckler cow premium and special beef premium schemes are being processed and will issue shortly.
When the applicant submits proof of ownership or renting of land in connection with his application for grants under the 1989 cattle and equines headage scheme the question of payment of grants under that scheme will be considered further.
Michael Creed
Question:137 Mr. Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason for the delay in payment of a farm grant to a person (details supplied) in County Cork which was passed in January 1990 and has not yet been paid.
The grant has been paid.
Michael Creed
Question:138 Mr. Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when an application for a headage grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
This applicant has already been paid his 1989 calf premium and special beef premium schemes grants. His 1989 cattle and equines headage scheme payment is being processed and will issue shortly.
Phil Hogan
Question:139 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a sheep subsidy will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny.
The 1988 ewe premium has not been paid to the person named because he did not present for inspection the number of ewes upon which he claimed the premium. An investigation into the reasons for the shortfall is being carried out and is expected to be completed shortly.
The 1989 sheep headage grant will be paid in the near future.
Phil Hogan
Question:140 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a reduced interest scheme subsidy will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny.
The granting of interest relief is a matter for the lending institutions. As the applicant did not satisfy the necessary conditions the case did not qualify for a State subsidy under the reduced interest scheme.