Michael Moynihan
Ceist:103 Mr. M. Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when maps will be digitised for a person (details supplied) in County Cork in order to cancel area aid stop and release payments. [8325/98]
Written Answers. - Grant Payments.
Before payment can issue, all of the forage area declared by the person concerned has to be validated by the land parcel identification system.
This has now been completed and balancing payments should issue to the person concerned within the next two weeks.
Liam Aylward
Ceist:104 Mr. Aylward asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if his Department will reconsider its decision to refuse payment under the 1997 ten month beef premium scheme in relation to 14 animals for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny who sold two animals three days before the compulsory two months period in view of the fact that he was not aware of this particular stipulation governing the scheme and is being penalised on all other payments. [8327/98]
The person named applied for the following special beef premium applications: three animals under the 22 month special beef premium scheme on 9 April 1997; 14 animals under the ten month special beef premium scheme on 15 April 1997 and one animal under the ten month special beef premium scheme on 19 June 1997.
At a field inspection on 10 June 1997 it was discovered that two of the three animals applied on under the 22 month beef premium scheme on 9 April 1997 were disposed on 6 June 1997, three days before the retention period ended.
The person was consequently reduced payment on all his 1997 special beef premium applications. This case is being re-examined and I will contact the Deputy again as soon as possible.
Michael Noonan
Ceist:105 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when payment of an application for installation aid will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8328/98]
Applications are processed strictly in order of receipt. Having regard to the level of applications on hands in the Limerick office the application in this case will be processed as soon as possible. In the event of any deficiency in the documentation supplied the local office will contact the applicant directly.