Vol. 438 No. 5
170 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be paid his headage and suckler cow grants; and when these files were passed from the Ennis Office of his Department.
The application of the person named for grants under the 1993 cattle headage scheme is being processed and if found in order payment will be made in the near future. A 60 per cent advance payment under the suckler cow premium scheme as provided in EU regulations will be paid shortly.
171 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be paid his headage and suckler grants; and when these files were passed from the Ennis Office of his Department.
The person named was paid advances of his 1993 cattle headage grant on 2 December 1993 and his 1993 suckler cow premium on 1 December 1993. His applications are being processed further at present and if found in order the balance of the headage grant will be paid in the near future.
172 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be paid his suckler cow premium; and when these files were passed from the Ennis Office of his Department.
Arrangements have now been made to pay a 60 per cent advance of 1993 suckler cow premium, as provided in EU regulations, to the person named.
173 Mr. E. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry if grant aid will be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
Negotiations with the European Commission on the national plan are under way with a view to agreeing the Community support framework. Detailed discussions on a new operational programme for agriculture with its sub programme for forestry are proceeding in parallel with these negotiations. It is proposed that this programme will again include a grant scheme for mechanised forestry harvesting equipment.
The grant application to which the Deputy refers was made in December 1993. It was not possible to consider it in advance of expiry of the Forestry operational programme at end December last. The applicant will however be considered for grant assistance under the relevant element of the new forestry operational, sub-programme, once approved, and in this regard my Department will shortly be in touch with the applicant.
174 Mr. Sheehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive payment of his cattle headage grant for 1993.
The application of the person named for grants under 1993 cattle and equines headage is being processed at present and if found in order a 60 per cent advance as provided in EU regulations will be paid shortly.
175 Mr. Sheehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive payment of the 22 month beef premium for six bullocks under the February 1993 scheme.
The application of the person named for grants under the January-February 1993 special beef premium scheme is being processed at present and if found in order a 60 per cent advance as provided in EU regulations will be paid shortly.
176 Mr. Sheehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive payment of his cattle headage grant.
The application of the person named for grants under the 1993 cattle and equines headage scheme is being processed at present and if found in order a 60 per cent advance as provided in the EU regulations will be paid shortly.
177 Mr. Sheehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive payment of his cattle and sheep headage grants.
The applications of the person named for grants under the 1993 cattle and equines and 1993 sheep headage schemes are being processed at present and if found in order payments will be made shortly.
178 Mr. Sheehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive payment of his suckler cow and beef cow grants.
The person named has already been paid 60 per cent advances as provided in EU regulations under the 1993 beef cow and equines headage and suckler cow premium schemes. Payment of headage scheme balances is about to commence.
Payment of the balance of the suckler cow premium cannot be made to a particular applicant until all applications received from him-her in the course of 1993 have been processed. This is necessary to ensure compliance with EU regulations covering in particular the ceiling on eligible animals and stocking density.
The processing of November 1993 applications means that in most cases payment of the final 40 per cent of premium will not start before late March.
179 Mr. Sheehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive payment of his suckler cow and beef cow grants.
The person named has already been paid 60 per cent advances as provided in EU regulations under the 1993 beef cow and equines headage and suckler cow premium schemes. Payment of headage scheme balances is about to commence.
Payment of the balance of the suckler cow premium cannot be made to a particular applicant until all applications received from him-her in the course of 1993 have been processed. This is necessary to ensure compliance with EU regualtions covering in particular the ceiling on eligible animals and stocking density.
180 Mr. Sheehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive payment of his suckler cow grant for 1992 and 1993.
The person named is not the registered herdowner of the herd number quoted. The applications of the registered herdowner for grants under the 1992 and 1993 suckler cow premium schemes are being processed at present and if found in order payments will be made shortly.
181 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the reason for the delay in paying beef premium to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and when the beef premium will be paid.
This Department is unable to trace an application from the person named for special beef premium in the January-February or June 1993 application periods. An application was received in November 1993 for both the ten month and 22 month special beef premium. These applications are being processed and if found in order 60 per cent advances are provided in EU regulations will be paid in due course.
182 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive the balance of his headage payment.
The person named was paid advances of his 1993 cattle headage grant on 27 November 1993 and his 1993 suckler cow premium on 29 November 1993. His applications are being processed at present and if found in order the balance of the headage grant will be paid in the near future.
Payment of the balance of the suckler cow premium cannot be made to a particular applicant until all applications received from him-her in the course of 1993 have been processed. This is necessary to ensure compliance with EU regulations covering in particular the ceiling on eligible animals and stocking density.
