Michael Ring
Question:178 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive his extensification payment for 1997. [18497/98]
Vol. 494 No. 4
178 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive his extensification payment for 1997. [18497/98]
Payment of 1997 suckler cow extensification will be made within the next two weeks.
179 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive her extensification payment for 1997 in view of the fact that she re-submitted maps to the area aid unit in early July. [18498/98]
Extensification premium was paid to the person named on 30 August 1998.
180 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive his extensification payment for 1997. [18499/98]
Extensification premium was paid to the person named on 18 September 1998.
181 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive her extensification payment for 1997. [18500/98]
Extensification premium was paid to the person named on 25 August 1998.
182 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive his ewe premium and sheep headage payments for 1998. [18502/98]
The person named applied for premium in respect of ten quota rights under the 1998 ewe premium scheme. However as he has leased out his full quota entitlement of 87 rights for one year he does not qualify for premium under the 1998 scheme.
Payment of his 1998 sheep headage grant will be made as soon as processing of his 1998 area aid application has been finalised.
183 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive his extensification payment for 1997. [18503/98]
The person named will receive 1997 extensification payment in the near future.
184 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive the remainder of his ewe premium in view of the fact that he was paid for 103 ewes instead of the 112 ewes applied for. [18504/98]
The person named will be paid the balance of the first advance under the 1998 ewe premium scheme when payment of the second advance commences within the next month.
185 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food whether a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive his extensification payment in view of the circumstances. [18505/98]
Extensification premium is automatically paid to any producer whose stocking density limit is less than 1.4 livestock units per hectare. Herdowners were advised of this threshold in paragraph 25 of the terms and conditions of the 1997 special beef premium scheme. Paragraph 7 of the same terms and conditions clearly outlined how herdowners' individual stocking density should be calculated.
In the case of the person named the appropriate calculations are as follows:
Dairy Cows needed to fill milk quota (no milk quota) |
Nil |
Ewes on which producer applies for Ewe Premium |
Nil |
Suckler Cows on which producer applies for Suckler Cow Premium |
Nil |
Male Cattle under 24 months old submitted for Special Beef Premium (5 × 0.6 LU) |
3.0 |
Male Cattle 24 months and over submitted for Special Beef Premium (6 × 1.0 LU) |
6.0 |
Total Livestock Units |
9.0 |