Michael Ring
Ceist:209 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has not yet received his full 1997 extensification payments. [18644/98]
Written Answers. - Grant Payments.
Extensification premium was paid to the person named on 19 June 1998.
Michael Ring
Ceist:210 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo is being penalised for his mistake in complying with a genuine REP scheme request to reduce his flock during a requisite retention period for the purposes of payment of his 1998 ewe premium. [18646/98]
Michael Ring
Ceist:211 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if payment of a 1998 ewe premium will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [18647/98]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 210 and 211 together.
The person named applied on 102 ewes under the 1998 ewe premium scheme. Subsequent to this application he applied to join the REPS scheme and under his REPS plan he was required to reduce his sheep numbers to 75.
Payment of the first advance of the 1998 ewe premium will be made shortly together with the second advance on the 75 eligible ewes he kept in his flock during the retention period.
Ivan Yates
Ceist:212 Mr. Yates asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if arable aid payments and entitlements will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and the amount due in this regard. [18648/98]
The person named has applied for arable aid in respect of 36.42 hectares of linseed and 5.50 hectares of setaside. This application is currently being processed. Payment of arable aid will commence on 16 October 1998.