Jim Higgins
Ceist:149 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason for the delay in payment of an agricultural grant to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo.
Written Answers. - Grant Payments.
The grant has been paid.
Jim Higgins
Ceist:150 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a beef cow grant and special beef premium will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Galway.
This applicant has already been paid his 1990 special beef premium scheme grant.
His 1990 beef cow and equines headage and suckler cow premium schemes grants are being processed and will issue shortly.
Michael Creed
Ceist:151 Mr. Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when an application for a headage grant under the equine scheme for a person (details supplied) in County Cork was passed by the local office for payment; and when payment will be made.
The application of the person named under the 1990 equines headage scheme has not yet been passed by the local office for payment but it is expected that payment will be issued shortly. The payment will be restricted in accordance with the regulations governing the amount payable per forage hectare.
Frank Crowley
Ceist:152 Mr. Crowley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when payment of a cattle headage grant will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and the reason for the delay in issuing payment, having regard to his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 182 of 30 January 1991.
This applicant was due a payment of £698.40 under the 1990 cattle and equines headage scheme and that payment has been off-set against an over-payment of £821.23 made to him in respect of the 1989 cattle and equines headage scheme.
Jim Higgins
Ceist:153 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason for the delay in payment of a cattle headage grant to a person (detailed supplied) in County Mayo.
This applicant has already been paid his grants under the 1990 cattle and equines headage and suckler cow premium schemes.
His application under the 1990 special beef premium scheme is being processed at present and payment will issue shortly.
Austin Deasy
Ceist:154 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason for the delay in payment of the special beef premium to a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and when payment will issue.
This applicant has already been paid his grants under the 1990 special beef premium scheme.
There was no particular delay in making payment.