Vol. 512 No. 4
116 Mr. Yates asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development if a person (details supplied) in County Wexford will be paid a suckler cow premium and beef cow entitlements; and if the issues related to the transfer of the farm and livestock from his parents, who are on the early retirement scheme, will be resolved. [26402/99]
The issues relating to the transfer of the holding from the parents of the person named to him for the purpose of payment of headage and premia grants have been resolved. The person named applied on 32 beef cows under the 1999 beef cow scheme. As payment under this scheme is based on a maximum of 30 beef cows, his full entitlement of £2,250 will issue to him within the next two weeks. On the basis of his suckler cow quota for 29 suckler cows he will be paid the 60% advance of £2,316.64 under the 1999 suckler cow premium scheme within the next two weeks.
117 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development if, further to Parliamentary Question No. 81 of 29 June 1999, payments will be released for a person (details supplied) in view of the fact all documentation has been furnished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26411/99]
As stated in my reply of 29 June 1999 to Parliamentary Question No. 81 the person named submitted an incomplete 1998 area aid application in that he did not submit sufficient maps to cover all of the land on his application. Even though the area aid unit had issued maps to enable him to identify the location of the remainder of his land, no reply was received and because this resulted in a 41% overclaim by the herdowner a 100% penalty was then applied.
In the past couple of weeks the person named completed and returned the maps which the Department had asked him to complete last May. Despite the time lapse I am having the data entered on the Department's electronic database and the associated livestock applications processed with a view to issuing any payments that may be due.
