P. J. Sheehan
Ceist:199 Mr. Sheehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive payment of a cattle headage grant and a suckler cow grant.
Written Answers. - Grant Payments.
The applications of the person named for grants under the 1992 cattle headage and suckler cow schemes are being processed at present and if found in order payments will be made shortly.
Breeda Moynihan-Cronin
Ceist:200 Mrs. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry if he will investigate the delay in payment of a cattle headage grant to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry.
The person named is not an applicant for grants under the 1992 cattle headage scheme in the more severely handicapped area. He is, however, an applicant for grants under the 1992 beef cow scheme in the less severely handicapped area. His application is being processed at present and if found in order payment will be made shortly.
Breeda Moynihan-Cronin
Ceist:201 Mrs. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when ewe headage grant will be paid in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry.
Payment of the first and second instalments under the 1992 ewe premium scheme and the full grant under the 1992 sheep headage scheme has already been made in 1992 to the person named.
The third and final instalment of the 1992 ewe premium scheme together with the additional premium agreed by the EC Council before Christmas will be paid to all farmers next month.
Enda Kenny
Ceist:204 Mr. E. Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the reason headage has not been granted to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo.
The person named applied under the 1989 EC scheme of compensatory allowances in respect of Forestry.
Paragraph (3a) of the terms and conditions of that scheme state that: "The scheme will apply only to individual natural persons permanently engaged in agriculture who were in receipt of 1986, 1987 or 1988 grants under the sheep headage scheme and equines headage scheme or beef cow scheme in the disadvantaged areas".
Because the person named did not receive cattle or sheep grants under the above schemes in the years in question, it is regretted that he is not eligible for the compensatory allowance in respect of affected land.
Enda Kenny
Ceist:205 Mr. E. Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has not received cattle or suckler cow grant payments.
This person's applications for grants under the 1992 cattle and equine headage and special beef premium schemes are being processed at present and if found in order payments will be made shortly. His December 1992 application for grants under the EEC suckler cow premium scheme will be processed in due course.