It is a condition of these schemes that applicants applying for premium on 15 livestock units and over under the EU premium schemes or who wish to claim any of the disadvantaged areas headage grants or to qualify for extensification premium submit an area aid application.
As my Department has no record of having received an area aid application from the person named his application for 18 cows under the 1998 suckler cow premium scheme cannot be processed further at present. However, when payment of balances commence under the 1998 scheme early in the new year, the person named will be paid on a total of 15 livestock units under the premium schemes. Without an area aid application his application under the 1998 cattle headage scheme cannot be processed.