Michael Ring
Question:174 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive payments for 2002. [13898/03]
Written Answers. - Grant Payments.
The person named was paid his full entitlement under the 2002 area-based compensatory allowance scheme on 23 September 2002.
An application for premium on ten animals under the 2002 suckler cow scheme was received on 27 February 2002 from the person named. An advance payment of €1793.20 was made on 18 October 2002. However, the district livestock office has recently been informed that the person named is deceased. No further payments under the suckler cow scheme can be made until the issue of ownership is finalised.
The 2002 ewe supplementary premium and ewe premium national envelope were paid on 16 October 2002 and 3 March 2003, respectively. The person named was not an applicant under the 2002 special beef premium or slaughter premium schemes.
Payment of 2002 extensification premium is scheduled to begin in June 2003. However, future payments will be held pending the resolution of entitlement to ownership.