Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Thursday, 26 Feb 1998

Vol. 487 No. 8

Written Answers. - Grant Payments.

Michael Ferris

Ceist:

35 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will list on a county by county basis all outstanding 1997 headage payments to farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5145/98]

Minister for Agriculture and Food (Mr. Walsh)

The overall percentage paid to date under the 1997 cattle headage-beef cow headage schemes and sheep headage scheme is 96 per cent and 94 per cent respectively. Those cases unpaid relate to cases where eligibility may not yet have been established and are under query for one reason or another. For example, up to 2 per cent of cases cannot be processed for payment because of queries with the farmers concerned, other cases are subject to penalties because of breaches of conditions and would have been excluded from participating in the schemes for either one or two years while some others have submitted an incorrect area aid application or failed to submit one at all. Payments continue to be made as the relevant queries are resolved. The payment position on a county by county basis under 1997 cattle headage-beef cow schemes and sheep headage scheme is shown on the following tables.

Percentage Paid under 1997 Cattle Headage/Beef Cow Headage Schemes

County	% Paid
Carlow	98
Cavan	96
Clare	97
Cork	95
Donegal	95
Dublin	97
Galway	93
Kerry	95
Kildare	86
Kilkenny	98
Laois	97
Leitrim	98
Limerick	95
Longford	98
Louth	97
Mayo	96
Meath	98
Monaghan	94
Offaly	97
Roscommon	97
Sligo	97
Tipperary North	95
Tipperary South	95
Waterford	98
Westmeath	95
Wexford	95
Wicklow East	97
Wicklow West	97
Totals	96

Percentage Paid under 1997 Sheep Headage Scheme

County	% Paid
Carlow	93
Cavan	94
Clare	95
Cork	93
Donegal	95
Dublin	90
Galway	94
Kerry	94
Kildare	83
Kilkenny	94
Laois	87
Leitrim	98
Limerick	88
Longford	98
Louth	93
Mayo	96
Meath	87
Monaghan	90
Offaly	91
Roscommon	94
Sligo	95
Tipperary North	93
Tipperary South	91
Waterford	91
Westmeath	92
Wexford	92
Wicklow East	92
Wicklow West	89
Totals	94

Seymour Crawford

Ceist:

36 Mr. Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 132 and 133 of 3 February 1998, the reason persons (details supplied) in County Monaghan, who were promised payment of a headage grant within two weeks, have not been paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5194/98]

Minister for Agriculture and Food (Mr. Walsh)

The persons named will receive their headage payments this week.