Michael P. Kitt
Question:196 Mr. M. Kitt asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when cattle headage grants and suckler cow grants will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Galway. [21175/97]
Written Answers. - Grant Payments.
The following payments have now issued to the person named: £3,360 in respect of 1997 cattle headage application; £5,048.28 in respect of 1997 suckler cow application.
Michael Ring
Question:197 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be paid his 1997 and 1995 cattle headage grants; and the reason for the delay for each year. [21358/97]
The person named received his full entitlement of £699.47 under the 1995 cattle headage scheme based on 9.18 hectares of forage area. Payment issued on 24 November 1995.
Payment could not issue under the 1997 cattle headage scheme until the area aid application of the person named had been cleared. This has now been done and payment will issue within the next week.