Jimmy Deenihan
Question:287 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a beef premium payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry.
Written Answers. - Grant Payments.
This person has been paid his grants under the 1991 special beef premium scheme already.
Donal Carey
Question:288 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be paid his beef cow and suckler cow grants; and when these files were passed from the Ennis office.
This person has been paid his grants under the 1991 beef cow and suckler cow premium schemes already. His files were passed from the Ennis office on 27 March 1992.
Donal Carey
Question:289 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be paid his special beef premium; and when the file was passed from the Ennis office.
This person has been paid his grants under the 1991 special beef premium scheme already. His files were passed from the Ennis office on 23 March 1992.
Charles Flanagan
Question:290 Mr. Flanagan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a TB income supplement will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Offaly.
The person named is not eligible for income supplement since the number of animals removed as TB reactors did not exceed 10 per cent of the herd.
Paul Bradford
Question:291 Mr. Bradford asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will review the reply given to Parliamentary Question No. 380 of 3 March 1992 as the question referred to a 1990 special beef premium application by a person (details supplied) in County Cork, and the reply given was in respect of his 1991 application.
The person named has already been paid his 1990 special beef premium scheme grant at 80 per cent of the normal rate.
Paul Bradford
Question:292 Mr. Bradford asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the current position regarding those applicants for the 1991 special beef premium whose applications were initially rejected on technical grounds; if regulations have been drawn to have these applications reviewed in those cases where applicants can clearly demonstrate that there was no intention to defraud; and if an applicant (details supplied) in County Cork, who was refused payment following a genuine error in completion of his application form, will have his case reviewed.
Most of the applications under the 1991 special beef premium scheme that were initially refused have now been reviewed in the light of recommendations made by a Departmental Task Force set up to deal with problems in headage and premium payments. The review has enabled payments to be made in several cases. By 30 April the number of claimants paid will be close to the total number of applicants paid 1990 special beef premium.
The application of the person named has been reviewed and if found in order a computer validation check payment in respect of the eligible animals in the application will be made shortly.
John Ellis
Question:293 Mr. Ellis asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a grant of £6,061 under the farm development plan will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim.
This grant has been paid.
Michael Noonan
Question:294 Mr. Noonan (Limerick-East) asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a headage payment will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick.
The person named has been paid his 1991 special beef premium scheme grant already. His 1991 cattle and equine headage scheme grant is being processed at present and payment will be made shortly. He did not apply for grants under the 1991 suckler cow premium scheme or any of the sheep schemes.