Michael Ring
Ceist:104 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a 1998 extensification payment. [23041/99]
Vol. 510 No. 5
104 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a 1998 extensification payment. [23041/99]
Extensification premium is paid on all animals paid under the suckler cow and special beef premium schemes if the stocking density on the holding is less than 1.4 livestock units per hectare.
The stocking density for the person named is calculated as follows and is based on the number of animals applied on.
LUs |
|
Suckler Cow Premium Scheme |
18.0 |
Ewe Premium Scheme |
Nil |
Special Beef Premium |
|
– 10 month 17 @ 0.6 |
10.2 |
– 22 month 9 @ 0.6 |
5.4 |
Plus Milk Quota equivalent |
Nil |
Total Livestock Units |
33.6 |
105 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive 1999 cattle and sheep headage. [23043/99]
The person named included a parcel on her application which is also being claimed by another herdowner as commonage. A letter and maps have issued to the person named with a view to clarifying the position.
No payments can issue until the matter has been resolved.
106 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 225 of 2 November 1999, when a reply will be issued regarding funding, if any, sanctioned or paid to a project (details supplied) in County Mayo; the number of jobs created; the number of people employed by the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23044/99]
I understand the information requested has now been transmitted directly to the Deputy by the group.