Willie Penrose
Ceist:194 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if a beef cow premium will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26612/98]
Written Answers. - Grant Payments.
The person named will be paid his entitlement under the 1998 beef cow headage scheme within the next two weeks.
Willie Penrose
Ceist:195 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if a beef cow premium will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26613/98]
The 1998 area aid application of the person named has been processed and any payments due will issue as soon as possible.
Michael P. Kitt
Ceist:196 Mr. M. Kitt asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when cattle headage grants and other payments will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Galway. [26622/98]
Difficulties have arisen in the processing of the area aid application of the person named and he has been informed. When these have been resolved, any payments due will issue.
Dinny McGinley
Ceist:197 Mr. McGinley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when cattle headage and suckler payments will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal. [26628/98]
Payment amounting to £954 under the 1998 cattle headage scheme has issued to the person named.
The person named will be paid his entitlement under the 1998 suckler cow premium scheme within the next seven days.
Cecilia Keaveney
Ceist:198 Cecilia Keaveney asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position in relation to an application for headage for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26639/98]
The onus to make an application under the area aid scheme in a given year rests with the herdowner concerned. My Department advertised the application period at local and national level to ensure all herdowners were aware of the importance of submitting an application.
In 1998, to facilitate potential applicants, my Department issued a pre-printed application form to all herdowners who had made an application in 1997. The person named was an applicant in 1997 and a form was issued to him in this context.