Dáil Éireann - Volume 339 - 02 February, 1983

Written Answers. - Grant Payments.

435. Mr. Aylward asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will arrange to pay a heifer subsidy scheme grant which is owed for 1982 to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny.

Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Deasy): The person named was paid grants on 15 calved heifers under the scheme of assistance for the expansion of the cattle breeding herd 1982 on 18 January 1983.

436. Mr. Aylward asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will arrange to pay a farm modernisation scheme grant to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny as the grant is owed for some time.

Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Deasy): The drainage works in question involve deepening a channel and the removal and replacement of an accommodation bridge on a neighbouring farm. The lowering of the invert level of a county council bridge may also be necessary. Investigation of the scheme cannot proceed until the applicant has secured the necessary permissions.

437. Mr. Aylward asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will arrange to pay a farm modernisation scheme grant to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny as it is owed for some time.

Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Deasy): It is a condition for the payment of grants to development farmers under the farm modernisation scheme that an extract of farm accounts is submitted for each year of the plan. As the applicant in this case is a development farmer the grant cannot [829] be paid until the necessary extract is furnished.

438. Mr. Aylward asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will arrange to pay a grant under the farm modernisation scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny as the work has been inspected and passed.

Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Deasy): The grant in this case has been paid.

439. Mr. Aylward asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will arrange to pay a grant under the farm modernisation scheme for land improvement to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny.

Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Deasy): The grant in this case was paid in November 1982.

440. Mr. Yates asked the Minister for Agriculture when a sheep subsidy will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford.

Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Deasy): The person named was paid first instalment of the EEC scheme of premiums for good quality ewes 1982-83 on 16 November 1982. He has also applied for the 1982 scheme of headage payments on sheep in disadvantaged areas and an inspection of his grazing land will be made shortly to determine if he is eligible.

441. Mr. J. Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture if a farm buildings grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Cork.

Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Deasy): Payment of the grant in this case is awaiting a communication from ACOT regarding applicants farm accounts.