Michael Creed
Question:148 Mr. Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be paid a farm grant under the farm development scheme.
Written Answers. - Grant Payments.
I expect that payment will be made within the next two weeks.
Michael Creed
Question:149 Mr. Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be paid a grant under the farm development scheme.
There is no outstanding grant payment due to the person named. An application in respect of a farm roadway has been received from him and I expect that approval will issue shortly.
Michael Creed
Question:150 Mr. Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be paid his special beef and suckler cow grants.
The person named was recently allocated a quota of five suckler cows from the national reserve. His 1993 suckler cow premium application is now being processed and any payment due will issue shortly.
He applied for the January 1993 special beef premium on five animals. He was paid the balance due on one animal on 25 April 1994 but cannot be paid any premium on the other four animals as they were sold at a mart without their identity cards being punched before sale, in breach of a requirement under the terms and conditions of the scheme.
He applied for the June 1993 special beef premium on ten animals for the ten-month scheme and five animals under the 22-month scheme. As the dates of birth of the animals applied on for the ten-month scheme were given as February 1993 and the dates of birth of the animals applied on for the 22-month scheme were given as April 1992, he was advised that his applications could not be processed as the animals were ineligible on grounds of age.
He applied for the November 1993 special beef premium on the animals that were rejected in June and this application is being processed at present and any payment due will issue in the near future.