Vol. 438 No. 1
95 Mr. E. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the amount of payment due under the beef premium scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; the number of cattle which he will be paid for; when the payment will issue; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this payment has been due for a considerable period of time.
The person named has been deemed ineligible for grants under the December 1992 special beef premium scheme as he did not maintain the number of animals on which he applied for premium for two months as required under the terms and conditions of the scheme.
96 Mr. E. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the number of ewe quota that will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
The EU 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 no apply for the premium under the 1991 ewe premium scheme and no application has been received from him for quota from the national reserve. The closing date for receipt of applications to the reserve was 17 September 1993.
97 Mrs. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when a suckler cow grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry.
98 Mrs. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when a bullock grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry.
I propose taking Questions Nos. 97 and 98 together.
The application of the person named for grants under the 1993 cattle and equine headage schemes is being processed at present and if found in order payment will be made in the near future. He cannot be paid any 1993 suckler cow premium as he has no quota at present. If he succeeds in obtaining a quota from the national reserve, his 1993 suckler cow application can then be reconsidered.
99 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when a bullock grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry.
The person named applied under the June 1993 22 month special premium scheme but failed to complete details concerning the number of animals he was applying on, area aid application, milk quota, etc.
Due to the incomplete nature of his application payment of the 60 per cent instalment has not been made. The special beef unit of my Department will contact him shortly to have these details supplied, following which his application will be processed for payment.
He did not apply for grants under the special beef premium scheme in the January/February 1993 application period.
100 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when a headage grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry.
The application of the person named for grants under the 1993 cattle and equine headage scheme is being processed at present and if found in order payment will be made in the near future. He was paid an advance of his January/February 1993 special beef premium on 4 December 1993 and will be paid the balance in due course. He is not an applicant under the June 1993 special beef premium scheme.
101 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be paid his suckler cow premium; and when this file was passed from the Ennis office of his Department.
The person named was not paid an advance of 1993 suckler cow premium as he was not an applicant in the reference year of 1992 and therefore did not have an automatic suckler cow quota.
102 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be paid his headage, suckler cow and beef premium; and when these files were passed from the Ennis office of his Department.
The applications of the person named for grants under the 1993 cattle and equines headage and June 1993 special beef premium schemes are being processed at present and if found in order payment will be made as soon as possible. He was paid an advance of January/February 1993 special beef premium on 9 December 1993. He cannot be paid any 1993 suckler cow premium as he has no quota at present. If he succeeds in obtaining a quota from the national reserve, his 1993 suckler cow application can then be reconsidered.
103 Mr. Ellis asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry if he will pay headage and suckler premium to a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim who was told by the local office of his Department early in 1993 that these would be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Investigations into the eligibility of certain cows for the 1992 suckler cow premium have now concluded and premium will be paid shortly. The person named was paid 1992 cattle headage grants in June 1993.
104 Mr. Morley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when a cattle headage grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo.
The person named was paid an advance of his cattle headage grant on 26 November 1993 and the balance will be paid shortly.
105 Mrs. T. Ahearn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when a special beef premium will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
The application of the person named for January/ February 1993 special beef premium has been processed to computer validation stage and payment will be made shortly.
106 Mrs. T. Ahearn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when a special beef premium will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary.
The person named was paid an advance of 60 per cent of her January/February 1993 special beef premium on 8 January 1994. Payment of the balance will be made as soon as possible.
