Terry Leyden
Question:391 Mr. Leyden asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will investigate the circumstances regarding an application for an EC suckler scheme grant to a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon.
Written Answers. - Grant Payments.
This applicant is not eligible for grants under the 1990 and 1991 suckler cow premium schemes for small scale milk producers as he has only 16 cows and as that number is required to fill his quota of 10,740 gallons, this leaves him with no suckler cows eligible for premium.
Terry Leyden
Question:392 Mr. Leyden asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will expedite payment of a beef premium scheme and a beef cow scheme grants to a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon.
The applicant has already been paid part of his grants under the 1991 beef cow and equines headage scheme and the balance will be paid shortly. His application for grants under the 1991 special beef premium scheme is being processed at present and if found in order payment will issue shortly.
Terry Leyden
Question:393 Mr. Leyden asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will arrange for immediate payment of a headage grant, a beef scheme grant and a suckler scheme grant, to a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon.
This person's applications for grants under the 1991 cattle and equines headage and special beef premium schemes are being processed at present and if found in order payments will be made shortly. He did not apply for grants under the 1991 suckler cow premium scheme.
P. J. Sheehan
Question:394 Mr. Sheehan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive payment of a reactor grant for four reactor cattle slaughtered on 12 December 1991.
I have been informed by the Director of ERAD that the reactor grant due to the person named will be paid within the next few weeks.
P. J. Sheehan
Question:395 Mr. Sheehan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive payment of a beef premium grant and a suckler cow grant.
The persons named above have already received joint payments under the 1991 suckler cow premium and beef cow schemes. Their 1991 special beef premium scheme grant is being processed and if found to be in order payment will issue shortly.
John Ellis
Question:396 Mr. Ellis asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if his Department will pay headage grants to a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon.
This applicant has been requested to forward documentation in respect of lands owned and farmed by her and when she does so her application for grants under the 1991 cattle and equines headage scheme will be considered further. Her application for grants under the 1991 suckler cow premium scheme is being processed at present and payment will issue shortly. She has been deemed ineligible for grants under the 1991 special beef premium as she did not have the animals on which she applied for premium earpunched as required under the terms and conditions of the scheme. She did not apply for grants under the 1991 sheep headage scheme.
Gerry Reynolds
Question:397 Mr. G. Reynolds asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a sheep headage grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and the reason for the long delay in payment of this.
The 1991 sheep headage grant was paid to the person named on 3 December 1991.