Michael P. Kitt
Question:187 Mr. M. Kitt asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when grants and premia will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Galway. [13033/99]
Written Answers. - Grant Payments.
The person named was paid his full entitlement of £162.68 under the 1998 special beef premium scheme: an advance of £144.27 was paid on 19 October 1998 and the balance of £18.41 was paid on 17 May 1999. He was paid his full entitlement of £420.07 under the 1998 cattle headage scheme on 27 September 1998. This is in accordance with Clause 27 of the terms and conditions governing the scheme which provides that an applicant qualifying for headage grants may not receive in respect of such grants more than £55.99 per forage hectare, subject to an overall stocking rate of 1.4 livestock units per forage hectare.