asked the Minister for Agriculture when a suckler grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim.
Written Answers. - Grant Payments.
646.
A grant under the 1980 Suckler Cow Scheme was paid to the person named on 31 July 1981. The 1981 grant under the same scheme will be paid in February 1982 after the end of the six months' period specified in the scheme.
647.
asked the Minister for Agriculture when a sheep subsidy will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal.
Payment of grant under the 1981 Sheep Headage Scheme will be made to the person named within the next few weeks.
648.
asked the Minister for Agriculture the reason payment in respect of the 1980 suckler scheme subsidy has not been made to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal.
My Department have no record of an application under the 1980 Suckler Cow Scheme from this herdowner.
649.
asked the Minister for Agriculture when a grant payment under the 1980 sheep headage scheme will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal.
Payment of the grant in question was made to the person named on 16 November 1981.
650.
asked the Minister for Agriculture when a suckler cow grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal.
A suckler cow grant will be paid to the person named in the next few weeks.
651.
asked the Minister for Agriculture when a grant for farm buildings under the farm modernisation scheme will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal.
Final inspection in this case was awaiting notification from applicant that outstanding items of work had been completed. The work will now be inspected and if in order the grant will be paid without delay.
652.
asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will pay a farm grant to a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
The grant will be paid shortly.
653.
asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will pay a farm grant to a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
The application in this case which was only recently received is being processed.
654.
asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will pay a farm grant to a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
The grant will be paid shortly.
655.
asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will pay a farm grant to a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
As the applicant is a development farmer payment could not be made until the necessary evidence of keeping farm accounts was furnished. This only came to hand recently. The grant will be paid when normal processing procedures have been completed.
656.
asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will pay a farm grant to a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
The grant will be paid shortly.
657.
asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will arrange to process the farm grant application of a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
The application in this case which was only recently received is being processed.
658.
asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will pay a farm grant to a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
There is no record of an application for grant aid in respect of the purchase of a tractor from the applicant mentioned.
659.
asked the Minister for Agriculture when all the headage grants due to a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be paid.
The question of eligibility of the person named to receive headage grants is at present being examined by my Department to determine his entitlement, if any, to payment.
660.
asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will process the application for a grant for a milk cooler for a person (details supplied) in County Cork who applied in May 1980.
It is a condition under the Farm Modernisation Scheme that an item to be grant aided must form part of a farm plan. As the item in this case was not on the farm plan applicant was advised accordingly.
661.
asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will arrange for the immediate payment of a farm modernisation grant to a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon.
The grant will be paid shortly.
662.
asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will expedite the payment of a farm modernisation grant to a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon.
The grant will be paid shortly.
663.
asked the Minister for Agriculture why a subsidy in respect of live sheep has not been paid to a person (details supplied) in County Offaly.
The person named is an applicant under both the 1981 Sheep Headage Scheme and the 1981 Ewe Premium Scheme. Payment of his sheep headage grant will be made in the next few weeks and of his ewe premium early in the new year.
664.
asked the Minister for Agriculture when the inspection of herds in County Donegal will be completed; the number of herds yet to be inspected; and if all payments will be made as soon as possible after inspection in view of the hardships which the farmers are experiencing at present.
It is expected that headage inspections in County Donegal will be completed by 3 December 1981. At present approximately 1,800 herds in the county have yet to be inspected. Payment of headage grants will commence next month and will be completed early in the new year.
665.
asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will arrange to have the grant application under the western drainage scheme processed for a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
No application has been received in this case.