asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will expedite the payment of headage scheme grants to a person (details supplied) in County Clare.

The person named will be paid his 1981 cattle headage grant and his 1981 EEC suckler cow premium shortly.

452.

asked the Minister for Agriculture when a person (details supplied) in Lisdoonvarna, County Clare, will be paid the Department subsidy for three cows which failed the brucellosis test.

Reactor grants under the brucellosis eradication scheme were paid recently to the person named.

453.

asked the Minister for Agriculture if his Department will now pay a headage grant for 1981 to a person (details supplied) in Newtowngore, County Leitrim.

An application received from the person named for the 1981 cattle headage grant under the disadvantaged areas schemes is still being investigated and if found to be in order payment will be issued as soon as possible.