Vol. 428 No. 1
304 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when a beef premium and a suckler cow grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; if this person's application has been approved for payments; and if he will expedite this.
This person was paid his grants under the 1992 suckler cow and June 1992 special beef premium scheme in mid-January 1993. He did not apply for grants under the special beef premium scheme for the December 1992 application period.
305 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when a beef premium grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick.
This person was paid his grants under the June 1992 special beef premium scheme in late February 1993. He did not apply for grants under the December 1992 special beef premium.
306 Mr. Boylan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry if his attention has been drawn to the serious delay in paying grant aid for farm development projects from the Cavan Office of his Department; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that over £200,000 is currently held up, causing serious financial loss and hardship to many farmers; if he will take immediate action to have this money paid out; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
In the light of the extra money provided in the budget to augment resources available to this Department to deal, inter alia, with the new schemes arising from Common Agricultural Policy reform, the staff of all the farm development service offices who had been temporarily withdrawn have now returned to their normal duties. This should allow grant payments to be dealt with in the normal way.
307 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when a beef premium will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; if this person's application has been approved for payment; and if he will expedite this.
This person has already been paid his grants under the June 1992 special beef premium scheme. His December 1992 application for grants under this scheme will be processed in due course.
308 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when a beef premium will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; if this person's application has been approved for payment; and if he will expedite this.
This applicant's 1992 special beef premium and suckler cow premium schemes grant are being processed at present and if found in order payments will issue shortly.
He has been requested to submit documentation in connection with his application under the 1992 beef cow and equines headage scheme and when he does so his eligibility for grants under the scheme will be considered further.
309 Mr. E. Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be paid his grant.
This grant has been paid.
310 Mr. E. Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when grants will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Galway.
The person named has been requested to furnish documentation in connection with his application for grants under the 1992 cattle and equines headage scheme and when he does so the question of payment of grants to him under this scheme will be considered further. His applications for grants under the 1992 suckler cow and special beef premium schemes are being processed at present and if found in order payments will be made shortly.
