Jim Higgins
Ceist:244 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the reason for the delay in the payment of the headage and premia to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo.
Written Answers. - Grant Payments.
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 further and any balance of the headage grant due will be paid in the near future.
Payments 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 European Union regulations covering in particular the ceiling on eligible animals and stocking density.
Jimmy Deenihan
Ceist:245 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when payment under the suckler cow scheme will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
The person named applied for grants on 12 cows under the 1993 small scale milk procedures scheme. It was found at an inspection carried out on 21 September 1993 that the cows were not of a beef-type breed as required by European Union regulations and are therefore ineligible for payment.