Charles Flanagan
Question:460 Mr. Flanagan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when payment was sanctioned in respect of a special beef premium to a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and when payment will be made.
Written Answers. - Grant Payments.
The application of the person named for grants under the January-February 1993 special beef premium scheme is being processed at present. If found in order a 60 per cent advance as provided for in EU Regulation will be paid shortly in respect of all eligible animals on his application. He is not an applicant under the June 1993 special beef premium scheme.
Charles Flanagan
Question:461 Mr. Flanagan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when payment was sanctioned in respect of a special beef premium to a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and when payment will be made.
The person applied for special beef premium on 42 animals in January-February 1993. Payment was sanctioned on the 42 animals on 24 January 1994 and will issue shortly. He has been paid 60 per cent advance on the six animals applied for on his June 1993 special beef premium application.
Enda Kenny
Question:462 Mr. E. Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when beef premium will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo.
The person named applied for the ten month beef premium on two animals in December 1992. Due to a problem with an invalid tag number the payment was delayed. This has now been corrected and payment will issue shortly. He applied for special beef premium for one animal in January-February 1993 but sold the animal without meeting the requirement in the terms and conditions of the scheme to have its identity card stamped and punched. Accordingly, he cannot be paid special beef premium on this animal.
Edward Nealon
Question:463 Mr. Nealon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the reason the 60 per cent advance headage grant has not yet been paid to a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; when this 60 per cent advance will be paid; and when the remainder will be paid.
I regret the delay in paying the advance of the 1993 cattle headage grant to the person named which came about because of a clerical error. This has now been corrected. His application is being processed at present, and if found in order, payment will be made in the near future.
Edward Nealon
Question:464 Mr. Nealon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when the outstanding sheep headage grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Sligo as all the documentation has been submitted for some time.
Payment of the 1993 sheep headage grants was made to the person named on 21 January 1994.
Edward Nealon
Question:465 Mr. Nealon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the reason the advance headage grant of 60 per cent has not yet been paid to a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; if he will make a statement as to when this grant, which was paid to many farmers before Christmas, will now be paid; and when the remainder will be paid.
The person named was not paid the 60 per cent advance on his 1993 headage grants because he did not submit a properly completed area aid application form. A query has been sent to him to determine the extent of his forage area and when a satisfactory reply is received payment of headage grants will be made.
Edward Nealon
Question:466 Mr. Nealon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when cattle and sheep headage will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo.
Payment of the 1993 sheep headage grant was made to the person named on 21 January 1994. His cattle headage application is being processed at present, and if found in order, payment will be made in the near future.
Edward Nealon
Question:467 Mr. Nealon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when sheep headage will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Sligo.
The person named has been requested to forward details of the acreage declared on her application and when this has been received her application for sheep headage grants can then be processed.
Edward Nealon
Question:468 Mr. Nealon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when suckler cow grant and headage grant for 1992 and 1993 will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Sligo.
The person named was not an applicant under the 1992 headage scheme. Applications for suckler cow and beef premium schemes were made in December 1992. Payments on foot of these applications were made on 21 December 1993.
His 1993 application under the cattle headage scheme has been sanctioned and payment will issue shortly if found in order at computer validation.
Edward Nealon
Question:469 Mr. Nealon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when sheep headage for 1993 will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Sligo.
Payment of the 1993 sheep headage grants was made to the person named on 18 December 1993.