Vol. 485 No. 4
90 Mr. Sheehan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will have his area aid file cleared and payment of his cattle headage and beef premium grants issued to him. [23464/97]
The person named will be paid his entitlement under the 1997 cattle headage scheme before Christmas.
No application has been received from the person named under the 1997 special beef premium scheme.
91 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason persons (details supplied) in County Galway were deemed to be ineligible for the relocation of farmyards grant for farmers who had flooding damage in the Gort area, County Galway. [23465/97]
The applicants in this case can only be deemed eligible if they agree to accept the conditions of the scheme.
92 Mr. Sheehan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will have his area aid file cleared and payment of his 1997 cattle and sheep headage grants issued to him. [23466/97]
108 Mr. Sheehan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will have his area aid file cleared and payment of his cattle and sheep headage grant issued to him. [23547/97]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 92 and 108 together.
The area aid application of the person named is being processed and payments in respect of the 1997 cattle headage and sheep headage applications of the person named will be made shortly.
93 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when the outstanding special beef premia grants will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [23467/97]
The person named applied for 18 animals under the 1997 ten month special beef premium scheme on 1 September 1997 and for 15 animals under the 1997 22 month special beef premium scheme on 3 September 1997.
The area aid application of the person concerned was randomly selected for an area aid inspection in accordance with EU regulations. The results have now been recorded and payment, based on the results of the inspection, will be made shortly in respect of the special beef premium application.
94 Mr. Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if a person (details supplied) in County Cork is entitled to a headage payment on lands planted for forestry. [23468/97]
The person named planted 1.3 hectares of land in 1988 and 1.7 hectares in 1989. Under condition 3 (c) of the 1988 scheme of compensatory allowances in respect of forestry, a minimum of two hectares must have been planted to qualify for headage payments. The person therefore is not eligible under the 1988 or 1989 schemes.
There were no schemes of compensatory allowances in respect of forestry in 1990 or in subsequent years.
