Vol. 404 No. 9
94 Mr. Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a special beef premium scheme grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Following the cessation of inspections under the 1990 special beef premium scheme herd owners were required before selling their cattle to bring cattle identity cards to the local office of my Department for checking and stamping. This requirement was widely advertised in the local and national press.
95 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason for the delay in payment of a land reclamation grant to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo.
This grant was paid on 10 December 1990.
96 Mr. Crowley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a cattle headage grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and the reason for the delay in issuing payment.
The person named has already been paid her 1990 cattle and equines headage scheme grant. There was no particular delay in payment.
97 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a land reclamation grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny.
This grant has been paid.
98 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a special beef premium will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny.
There has been a delay in processing this case due to the fact that the file has been temporarily mislaid. I will communicate with the Deputy in the matter as quickly as possible.
99 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a special beef premium will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny.
Payments to this applicant under the 1990 suckler cow premium and beef cow and equines headage schemes have already been made.
His payment under the 1990 special beef premium scheme is being processed and will issue shortly.
100 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a suckler cow grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny.
This applicant's payment under the 1990 suckler cow premium scheme is being processed and will issue shortly.
My Department is investigating why the person named failed to present three of the animals listed on his application form at inspection under the special beef premium scheme. When these investigations are completed a decision on whether or not grants can be paid under that scheme will be made.
101 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a suckler cow grant and special beef premium will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny.
This applicant's payment under the 1990 special beef premium scheme is being processed and will issue shortly.
He has been deemed ineligible for grants under the 1990 suckler cow premium scheme because he made a false declaration in his application to the effect that two animals had been cows, i.e. had calved in February 1990, when they had not even calved for the first time at inspection on 27 August 1990.
102 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a special beef premium will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny.
This applicant's payment under the special beef premium scheme is being processed and will issue shortly.
