Paul Bradford
Question:226 Mr. Bradford asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the date on which the funding for the 1990 EC sheep premium scheme arrived from the EC.
Written Answers. - EC Sheep Premium Scheme.
Ireland borrows the funds to make the EC ewe premium scheme payments in any given month and receives the EC funding to cover that month's payments some two months after payment has been made. The EC funds referred to by the Deputy, therefore, were received about two months after each month's payments of 1990 ewe premium.