Vol. 503 No. 4
109 Ms Coughlan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a grant from Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal has not been paid; when payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10580/99]
In accordance with the underlying bottom-up philosophy of the Leader programme, the approval of grant aid for projects and payment of aid to project promoters are the responsibility of the groups approved under the programme. I have asked the group concerned in this case to supply the information requested directly to the Deputy.
110 Mr. McGinley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when cattle and equine grants will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal. [10581/99]
Following digitising of the area claimed by the above named applicant on his 1998 area aid application, he was found to have an overclaim. Maps issued to him in order to clarify the situation. While the applicant replied to the area aid unit, he did not return the maps as requested and has been written to again in this regard. Payments cannot issue until the matter has been resolved.
111 Mr. McGinley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when suckler cow and headage grants will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10582/99]
The person named submitted an incomplete area aid application form in that he did not submit maps of the lands which he was claiming. My Department issued a map to him for clarification, and this was returned. Following digitising an overclaim has been noted, and further maps will issue in order for the applicant to make any appropriate amendments to the boundaries. His application cannot be further processed until this matter has been resolved.
Application was made by the person named on 22 May 1998 under the suckler cow premium/cattle headage schemes. He has no entitlement to suckler cow premium as he is not in possession of a suckler cow quota. His entitlement to cattle headage will be accessed when the matters pertaining to his area aid are resolved.
