Paul Bradford
Question:175 Mr. Bradford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be awarded the 1992 special beef premium.
Written Answers. - Grant Payments.
The person named did not apply for grants under the special beef premium scheme in the June 1992 application period. His December 1992 application for grants under the special beef premium scheme is being processed at present and if found in order payment will be issued as soon as possible.
Michael Finucane
Question:176 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when an equine headage payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick.
The application of the person named for grants under the 1992 equines headage scheme is at present being processed and payment will be made shortly.
John Ellis
Question:177 Mr. Ellis asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry if he will pay installation aid to a person (details supplied) in County Sligo.
There is no record of a formal application from the person mentioned for the scheme of installation aid for young farmers.
Robert Molloy
Question:178 Mr. Molloy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when a decision will be made on the application for a sheep quota by a person (details supplied) in County Galway.
The relevant EC Regulations provide for ewe premium quotas to be based on the number of ewes on which a producer was paid the premium in 1991 provided that the producer also applied for the premium in 1992.
The person named is not entitled to a quota because he did not apply for premium in 1991. However the EC Regulations also provide for the establishment of a national reserve and a special reserve for the disadvantaged areas for allocation to certain categories of producers. My Department will be announcing the criteria for the allocation of these reserves in the next few weeks and the person named can then submit an application along with the supporting documentation for reserve quota to my Department at Michael Davitt House, Castlebar.
Enda Kenny
Question:179 Mr. E. Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry if compensation can be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo in respect of his herd having been locked up due to TB.
The reactor grant due to the person named will be paid within the next few weeks.