Billy Timmins
Question:167 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will be paid headage payments. [2466/99]
Written Answers - Grant Payments.
The person concerned has provided additional information which the Department requested and the application has now been processed. Payments will issue as soon as possible.
Billy Timmins
Question:168 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will be paid a cereal grant. [2467/99]
It was necessary for this applicant to provide additional information on area claimed. The maps concerned were recently received and have now been processed. Payments will issue as soon as possible.
Billy Timmins
Question:169 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will be paid headage grants. [2468/99]
The herd number is currently registered in the name of the representatives of the deceased mother of the person named. No further grants under the headage and premia schemes can be paid to him until such time as probate is furnished and the herd number transferred to the person named.
Willie Penrose
Question:170 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will ensure that the correct amount of 1998 suckler cow premium is paid out to a person (details supplied) in County Westme ath in view of the fact that it appears that the incorrect stocking density was utilised in the payments made on 15 January 1999; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2469/99]
The person named applied on 40 suckler cows under the 1998 suckler cow premium scheme and holds a suckler cow quota of 39.1.
The area aid details have now been amended to 81.73 hectares and payment has issued on 39.10 suckler cows under the 1998 suckler cow premium scheme.
Willie Penrose
Question:171 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will take steps to ensure that the application of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath for 1998 area aid will be processed immediately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2470/99]
There is a plot of land on the area aid application of the person named for which no map was submitted. My Department has supplied a map to the person concerned requesting that the plot be identified. When this has been done the application will be finalised.
John V. Farrelly
Question:172 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when an appeal for a person (details supplied) in County Meath will be dealt with; when payment will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2476/99]
The herdowner lodged an appeal on 29 April 1998 concerning his 1997 suckler cow premium application. The herdowner was requested on 24 November 1998 to provide further information to help the headage and premia appeal unit in their examination of his appeal. A reminder issued to him on 14 January 1999. On receipt of this information his appeal will be examined further.
Michael Moynihan
Question:173 Mr. M. Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when outstanding beef premium payments will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [2481/99]
The person named submitted three applications for ten month special beef premium and one application for 22 month special beef premium, in respect of a total of 27 animals, under the 1998 scheme.
The 80 per cent advance payment has issued in respect of two of the ten month applications, those received in February 1998 and May 1998. The third ten month application and the 22 month application were not submitted until November and, therefore, allowing for the regulatory two month retention period, are not due payment until February 1999 at the earliest.
Dinny McGinley
Question:174 Mr. McGinley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when payment of a fodder allowance will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal. [2482/99]
In order to qualify under the 1998 winter fodder scheme a producer must be resident and have a herd number in one of the designated DEDs. The DEDs were designated on the basis of an examination by Teagasc of areas most affected by the bad weather.
As the person named did not fulfil this criteria he did not qualify under the 1998 winter fodder package.