asked the Minister for Agriculture when approval for a subsidy under the rescue package will be given for a person (details supplied) in Mooncoin, County Kilkenny.

The reduced interest scheme for farmers in severe financial difficulty is being administered by the Associated Banks and the ACC.

452.

asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will arrange to pay a suckler cow grant to a person (details supplied) in County Cork.

It is a condition of the EEC suckler cow premium scheme that an applicant must earn at least 50 per cent of his income from farming activities.

As the person named has indicated that he earned more outside the farm than from his farming activities in the income tax year ended 5 April 1981, he is not eligible for payment of premium.

453.

asked the Minister for Agriculture when a grant under the farm modernisation scheme will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny as the work was certified for payment on 24 May 1982.

The grant in this case has been paid.

454.

asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will arrange to pay a grant under the farm modernisation scheme to persons (details supplied) in County Kilkenny as the application was made last May.

This case is at present under consideration.

455.

asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will arrange to pay a 1981 sheep grant to a person (details supplied) in County Cork.

The person named was paid his 1981 sheep headage grant on 9 July 1982.

456.

asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will arrange to pay a farm grant to a person (details supplied) in County Cork.

The local office of the Department has not been notified by the applicant that the work has been completed. When notification is received a final inspection will be carried out and if the work is satisfactorily completed the grant will be paid without delay, provided that the other conditions of the scheme have been complied with.

457.

asked the Minister for Agriculture when a grant for a milk bulk tank will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Cork.

The applicant is classified as a development farmer and is therefore required to keep farm accounts for each year of his plan. Payment of the grant cannot be made until the applicant furnishes evidence that he is complying with this requirement.

458.

asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will arrange to pay cattle and sheep headage grants to a person (details supplied) in County Cork.

The person named was not an applicant under the 1981 cattle headage and sheep headage schemes and was not eligible for those schemes in any event as he was not then a registered herdowner.