Vol. 568 No. 5
193 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will review the refusal of cow and heifer premiums for 1990 in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16714/03]
As indicated in previous replies the person named was paid premium on 44 animals under the 1990 suckler cow premium scheme. There are no further grants due to the person named under this scheme and I have no plans to have the case further reviewed.
194 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a decision will be made on a REP scheme application in the name of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16715/03]
The office dealing with this application has, until very recently, been affected by industrial action. Consequently there is a backlog of applications to be processed and it is not possible at this time to say exactly when the application referred to will be dealt with. Outstanding payment applications to be processed as quickly as possible.
195 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when an application for installation aid by a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
My Department has no record of having received an application under the installation aid scheme from the person named. There is a possibility that this application may be among the backlog of unopened post created by the recent CPSU industrial action. This possibility is being checked at present and I will revert to the Deputy on this matter.
196 Mr. Hayes asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the breakdown of all premium payments and subsidies on stock paid to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary for 2002. [16717/03]
The person named applied for a total of 188 animals under the 2002 special beef premium scheme and was selected for a producer inspection. During the inspection it was established that two of the animals on the holding were non-compliant with the identification and registration requirements. A total of seven animals were rejected for payment from the first five applications as having been previously paid special beef premium in the age category for which they were submitted; one animal was rejected as having died before the date of application and one animal was rejected for non-compliance with the Cattle Movement Monitoring System, CMMS. The 80% advance was paid in respect of the remaining 145 animals on the first five applications.
197 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will receive payment regarding a grant application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16745/03]
The person named is an applicant under the farm waste management scheme. Payment of €4,693.10 was made to the person concerned on 13 June 2003.
198 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has not received a third year REP scheme payment. [16787/03]
The office dealing with this application has, until very recently, been affected by industrial action. Consequently there is a backlog of applications to be processed and it is not possible at this time to say exactly when the application referred to will be dealt with. Outstanding payment applications to be processed as quickly as possible.
199 Mr. Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cavan will receive slaughter premium on one animal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16788/03]
Some 103 animals were found to be eligible to the person named under the 2001 slaughter premium scheme in respect of the named persons first herd number and payment has issued in full in respect of these animals. The outstanding issue regarding the retagging of the animal referred to has been satisfactorily resolved and payment will be issued within the next two weeks.
200 Mr. Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person - details supplied - in County Cavan will receive suckler cow premium on six animals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16792/03]
The person named applied for premium on 56 animals under the 2002 suckler cow premium scheme. An 80% advance payment for €1,075.92 issued on 16 October 2002 for six animals, as this was the number of quota rights on record at that time. A further instalment for €8,966.00 issued on 25 November 2002 representing 80% payment for 50 animals. Balancing payments of €2,241.50 and €268.98 issued on 15 May 2003 and 16 June 2003 respectively for 50 animals and six animals. The payments made represent full payment for the 56 animals applied on.
201 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a REP scheme payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16794/03]
The office dealing with this application has, until very recently, been affected by industrial action. Consequently there is a backlog of applications to be processed and it is not possible at this time to say exactly when the application referred to will be dealt with. Outstanding payment applications to be processed as quickly as possible.
202 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if a department official will inspect a silage slab base for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo in order that their grant application can be processed and awarded in view of the fact that they were penalised in 2002 for not having this silage slab in place. [16813/03]
My Department has no record of having received an application under the farm waste management scheme from the person named. There is a possibility that this application may be among the backlog of unopened post created by the recent CPSU industrial action. This possibility is being checked at present and I will revert to the Deputy on this matter.
