Bernard J. Durkan
Question:365 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will outline the total value of food imports for each of the years 1985 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Vol. 415 No. 8
365 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will outline the total value of food imports for each of the years 1985 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Following are details, obtained from information supplied by the Central Statistics Office, of food imports in the period 1985 to date with percentage changes for the years 1986 to 1990:
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 (Jan.-Aug.) |
£m |
£m |
£m |
£m |
£m |
£m |
£m |
688.9 |
697.2 |
700.9 |
739.7 |
793.5 |
805.6 |
586.4 |
+1.2% |
+0.5% |
+5.5% |
+7.2% |
+1.5% |
367 Mr. Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will outline the grants paid in 1991 to a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
This applicant was paid the following grants in 1991:
Scheme |
Amount Paid |
Date Paid |
£ |
||
1990 Beef Premium |
209.76 |
25/03/1991 |
1990 Ewe Premium (Final Instalment) |
1,214.14 |
19/04/1991 |
1991 Ewe Premium (First Instalment) |
1,345.43 |
20/10/1991 |
1991 Ewe Premium (Second Instalment) |
902.99 |
7/11/1991 |
1991 Sheep Headage |
1,301.50 |
3/12/1991 |
1991 Beef Cow |
1,632.00 |
31/12/1991 |
1991 Suckler Cow Premium |
1,730.80 |
31/12/1991 |
368 Mr. Sheehan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive payment of her cattle headage grant.
Payment due to this applicant under the 1991 cattle and equines headage scheme is being processed at present and will be made shortly. She has already been paid her grants under the 1991 special beef premium scheme.
369 Mr. Sheehan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive payment of his beef premium grant.
The person named has been deemed ineligible for grants under the 1991 special male beef premium scheme as he listed a female animal on his application form.
370 Mr. Sheehan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive payment of a (1) suckler cow grant, (2) beef premium grant and (3) beef cow grant.
The applicant has already been paid his grants under the 1991 beef cow and equines headage scheme. His application under the suckler cow premium scheme is being processed at present and if found in order will be made shortly.
371 Mr. Sheehan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive payment of his suckler cow grant due to applicants under the 12,800 gallons scheme.
My Department are unable to trace any applications from the person named under the 1990 or 1991 suckler cow schemes for small scale milk producers with quotas of less than 12,819 gallons.
372 Mr. Sheehan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive payment of (1) suckler cow, (2) beef premium and (3) cattle headage grants.
Payments due to this applicant under the 1991 cattle and equines headage, suckler cow and special beef premium schemes are bring processed at present and if found in order will be made shortly.
373 Mr. Sheehan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive payment of his beef premium grant.
Payment due to this applicant under the 1991 special beef premium scheme is being processed at present and if found in order will be made shortly.
374 Mr. Sheehan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive payment of his beef premium grant.
Payment due to this applicant under the 1991 special beef premium scheme is being processed at present and if found in order will be made shortly.
375 Mr. Crowley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food whether a TB reactor grant has been approved for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if so, when payment will issue.
I have been informed by the Director of ERAD that payment of TB reactor grants to the person named has not been approved pending the result of an investigation into the herd in question.