asked the Minister for Finance when his Department will pay the central heating grant which was sanctioned for Loughnavalley national school, County Westmeath.

The Commissioners of Public Works paid the grant in respect of the installation of central heating to the chairman of the board of management of Loughnavalley national school, County Westmeath on 18 August 1981. A nominal amount of grant is being held pending the completion of certain items of work which are considered desirable.

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asked the Minister for Agriculture the present position in relation to the payment of a headage grant to a person (details supplied) in County Galway.

The person named declared on his application form that he had an offfarm occupation and was asked to supply a copy of his income-tax assessment for the income-tax year ended 5 April 1981. When he does so, the question of his eligibility for payment of the grant will be determined.