asked the Minister for Agriculture when a farm improvement grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny.

This application for a grant under the FIP is at present being processed.

If approved, payment of the grant would not arise until the works had been satisfactorily completed to the Department's specifications and provided all the conditions of the programme are fully complied with.

250.

asked the Minister for Agriculture the reason a grant has not been paid to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if arrangements will now be made to pay the grant.

If the applicant will arrange to furnish a certificate of interest paid on relevant borrowings to ACOT his claim can be processed further.

251.

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

252.

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

I propose to take Questions Nos. 251 and 252 together. The grants in question have been paid.

253.

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

The person named will be paid his 1984 calved heifer scheme grant shortly.

254.

asked the Minister for Agriculture when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan will receive a farm development grant.

The grant of £1,590 will be paid shortly together with a number of other grants certified about the same time.

255.

asked the Minister for Agriculture when a farm development grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan.

The grant of £1,164 will be paid shortly.

256.

asked the Minister for Agriculture when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be paid headage payments and a calf subsidy.

The person named will be paid his 1986 cattle headage, suckler cow and calf premium grants shortly.

257.

asked the Minister for Agriculture when a cattle headage grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal.

The person named will be paid his 1986 cattle headage and suckler cow premium grants shortly.

258.

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

The grant was paid on 3 December 1986.

259.

asked the Minister for Agriculture when payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Offaly who made an application for grant aid under the farm improvement scheme.

A grant of £1,284 in respect of farm buildings will be paid shortly together with a number of other grants certified about the same time.