Vol. 412 No. 6
101 Mr. Bradford asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will outline the amount of the farm improvement grant due to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will ensure that payment of this grant is made before Christmas.
Every effort is made to have payments under the farm investment aid scheme made at the earliest possible date. Claims are, of course, processed strictly in order of receipt and, therefore, the period between receipt of a particular claim and its payment is affected by the overall volume of claims to be processed at the time in question and the position in regard to budgetary resources. Having regard to the level of claims currently on hands, it is likely to be about two months before a payment of £2,490 can be made.
