Vol. 473 No. 5
165 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be paid his 1996 ten month special beef premium in view of the fact that the delay is causing financial hardship. [1873/97]
This person applied for eight animals under the ten month special beef premium scheme on 21 February 1996 and six animals under the ten month special beef premium scheme on 3 December 1996. The total forage area declared on his 1996 area aid application was 12.45 hectares thus entitling him to claim aid on up to 24.9 livestock units (including notional units derived from any milk quota held) before exceeding his stocking density.
The applicant declared a milk quota of 23,499 gallons and opted for the milk recording scheme for the first time. To date my Department has not received his milk recording scheme annual herd report which sets out the 1996 average milk yield. This report is not expected to be available until early next month. Once received, his entitlements if any, to special beef premium can then be established and paid.
166 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be paid his 1996 cattle headage premium in view of the fact that the delay is causing financial hardship. [1874/97]
The person named has not supplied an RSI number and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the cattle headage scheme payment is delayed. My Department has written to him and when the RSI number is received payment will issue. He will be paid the advance of his 1996 suckler cow premium within the next two weeks and the balance will issue within the next four weeks.
167 Mr. B. Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the number of applications received to date from County Cavan under the control of farmyard pollution scheme and the dairy hygiene scheme; the number of approvals issued; the number of applications approved for payment; and the number of payments issued. [1898/97]
The information available in my Department is as follows:
|
Scheme |
Applications to date |
Approvals issued to 31/12/96 |
Number of payments to date |
|
Control of Farm Pollution |
1,059 |
650 |
309 |
|
Dairy Hygiene |
489 |
186 |
72 |
