Michael Ring
Question:61 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive 1999 cattle headage. [24666/99]
Written Answers. - Grant Payments.
The 1999 area aid application for the person named has now been fully processed and any payments due will issue as soon as possible.
Michael Ring
Question:62 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agri Food and Rural Development Development when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive 1999 cattle and sheep headage. [24667/99]
A herdowner must submit a valid area aid application for the relevant year in order to be considered for payment of headage grants. No area aid application was received from the person named for 1999 and consequently no cattle headage payments can be made.
John Ellis
Question:63 Mr. Ellis asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development if a 1999 headage grant will be paid to a person (details supplied). [24668/99]
The person named applied on 35 animals under the 1999 cattle headage scheme. At an inspection carried out on 8 July 1999 one of the animals applied on, tag number RMWR0050B, was stated to have died. Proof of the animal's death was requested but this information was not supplied to my Department until 11 November 1999. My Department has now written to the person named advising him that no grant will be paid on this animal, as it was not replaced, and that the grants payable on the remaining animals will be subject to a reduced payment in accordance with clause 29 of the terms and conditions governing the scheme. He has been given the opportunity to appeal this decision by writing to my Department setting out any facts which he wishes to put forward to support his case. Any such appeal will be considered as a matter of urgency.
Payment of his 60 per cent advance under the 1999 suckler cow premium scheme, amounting to £1,597.68, has now issued.