Michael Ring
Ceist:168 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a 1998 cattle headage grant; and the reason for the delay in this regard. [26422/98]
Written Answers. - Grant Payments.
The area aid application for the person named has been processed. Any payments due will issue as soon as possible.
Michael Ring
Ceist:169 Mr Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive 1998 sheep and cattle headage and suckler cow premia. [26423/98]
The area aid application for the person named has been processed. Any payments due will issue as soon as possible.
Michael Ring
Ceist:170 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive payments in respect of cattle and sheep headage grants. [26424/98]
The area aid application for the person named has been processed. Any payments due will issue as soon as possible.
Michael Ring
Ceist:171 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive payment in respect of cattle and sheep headage grants and cow premia. [26425/98]
The person named was paid his full entitlement of £2,000 under the 1998 sheep headage scheme on 1 December 1998. The person named was paid the 80 per cent advance of £1,009.65 under the 1998 suckler cow premium scheme on 3 December 1998. Payment amounting to £1,540.80 under the 1998 cattle headage scheme has now issued to the person named.
Michael Ring
Ceist:172 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will receive payment in respect of a cattle headage grant. [26426/98]
The person named is associated with another applicant under the livestock schemes and my Department must be satisfied, in accordance with EU Regulations, that the farming enterprises are operated as separate individual economic units before individual grants can be paid. Inquiries regarding the farming enterprise of the person named are ongoing at present and the person named will be informed of the result of the inquiries as soon as they are completed.
Michael Ring
Ceist:173 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when persons (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive payment in respect of a cattle headage grant and suckler cow and beef premia. [26427/98]
The area aid application for the persons named has been processed. Any payments due will issue as soon as possible.
Michael Ring
Ceist:174 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (detail supplied) in County Mayo will receive area aid payments. [26428/98]
The area aid application for the person named has been processed. Any payments due will issue as soon as possible.
Michael Ring
Ceist:175 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive area aid payments. [26429/98]
The area aid application for the persons named has been processed. Any payments due will issue as soon as possible.
Phil Hogan
Ceist:176 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason for a reduction in area aid payments for a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [26434/98]
The person named declared 17.56 hectares of forage area on his 1998 area aid application, and no reduction has been made to this area.
Jim Higgins
Ceist:177 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason for the delay in the payment of area aid to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [26436/98]
The area aid application for the person named has been processed. Any payments due will issue as soon as possible.
Jim Higgins
Ceist:178 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason for the delay in payment of suckler cow and headage grant for a person (details supplied) in County Galway. [26456/98]
The area aid application for the person named has been processed. Any payments due will issue as soon as possible.
Jim Higgins
Ceist:179 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason for the delay in a headage payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon. [26457/98]
The area aid application for the person named has been processed. Any payments due will issue as soon as possible.
Jim Higgins
Ceist:180 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason for the long delay in a headage payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [26458/98]
The area aid application for the person named has been processed. Any payments due will issue as soon as possible.
Ivan Yates
Ceist:181 Mr. Yates asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when area aid cereal payments will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if payment will be expedited in this regard. [26477/98]
The area aid application for the person named has been processed. Any payments due will issue as soon as possible.
John Ellis
Ceist:182 Mr. Ellis asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if a REP scheme payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim. [26496/98]
The person concerned was invited to apply for a fourth year REP scheme payment in November 1998. No application has been lodged in my Department to date.
John Perry
Ceist:183 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if a 1998 cattle headage grant will be released for a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; the reason for the delay in processing this payment; if any outstanding area aid issues will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26497/98]
The person named will be paid his entitlement under the 1998 cattle headage scheme within the next seven days.