Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 3 Jul 2001

Vol. 540 No. 1

Written Answers. - Grant Payments.

Michael Ring

Ceist:

215 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development if a person (details supplied) in County Mayo received his full entitlement to cattle headage and all other headage and premium payments due to him. [20037/01]

Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (Mr. Walsh)

The person named was paid his full entitlement of £140.00 under the 2000 equine headage scheme and his full entitlement of £757.80 under the 2000 cattle headage scheme. He was paid his full entitlement of £246.93 under the 2000 ewe premium scheme. He was also paid his full entitlement of £759.65 under the 2000 suckler cow premium scheme based on his suckler cow quota of five cows and his full entitlement of £266.70 under the 2000 extensification scheme.

No applications under the 2000 sheep headage scheme, goat headage scheme, special beef premium scheme and slaughter premium scheme were received from the person named.

Noel Ahern

Ceist:

216 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development if, in relation to grants to various groups involved in animal welfare or to direct expenditure by his Department he will outline the grants paid to animal welfare groups in 2000 and will list groups working in the Dublin area; if, being aware of the problem of wild cats in many suburban areas of Dublin, he will indicate specifically the groups working in this area which he has funded; if he has received a grant application from or assisted a society (details supplied); if he will consider such groups due to the growth of this problem, particularly in the older residential parts of the city; and if he will suggest other possible sources of assistance that such groups could seek. [20038/01]

Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (Mr. Walsh): Grants totalling £487,500 were awarded to 43 organisations involved in the delivery of animal care and welfare services throughout the country in respect of the year 2000. The organisations concerned had approached the Department seeking assistance. Details of the grant payments are as follows:

Organisation	Amount ofGrant in £s
Westmeath SPCA	5,000
North West Cat Rescue	7,500
Dungarvan SPCA Rescue Kennels	5,000
Laois SPCA	5,000
Hillview Animal Sanctuary	5,000
Mayo Animal Welfare	5,000
Friends of Animals Rescue Centre	5,000
Galway SPCA	12,500
Clare SPCA	7,500
Roscommon SPCA	5,000
Kildare Animal Foundation	35,000
Sligo SPCA	5,000
Leitrim Animal Welfare Trust	7,500
*The Cats Protection Association of Ireland	7,500
Longford branch SPCA	5,000
*WILD! Prevention of Cruelty to Exotic Animals	5,000
*Petwatch Company Limited	7,500
Rose Cottage Animal Sanctuary	5,000
Waterford SPCA	7,500
Tipperary SPCA	7,500
*Blue Cross	35,000
West Cork Animal Welfare Group	7,500
Wicklow SPCA	15,000
Westown Animal Shelter	5,000
*The Monkey Sanctuary	5,000
The Ann Vousden Puppy Rescue Foundation	12,500
Wexford SPCA	5,000
Louth SPCA	5,000
Animal Sanctuary, Collon	12,500
Kingdom Cats Protection SPCA	5,000
Carlow SPCA	5,000
*Dog's Aid, Artane	5,000
PAWS Animal Rescue	15,000
Tipperary Friends of Animals	5,000
Organisation	Amount ofGrant in £s
*DSPCA	35,000
Roscrea SPCA	5,000
Limerick Animal Welfare	7,500
*ISPCA	70,000
Clonakilty Donkey Home	7,500
The Donkey Sanctuary	35,000
Meath SPCA	12,500
Kildare SPCA	15,000
Mayo Animal Sanctuary Appeal	7,500

These grants cover organisations active in 21 counties and those with Dublin addresses are denoted by an asterisk. A number of organisations concerned are active on a national level.

As indicated, a grant of £7,500 was paid to The Cat Protection Society of Ireland in respect of 2000. I will consider future requests for aid from cat protection societies in the light of any resources that may become available and having regard to any competing claims for grant assistance which may be submitted by other welfare bodies many of whom deal with various categories of animals, including cats.