asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food, in view of the obvious hardship involved, when a cattle grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Offaly.

I have been informed by the Director of ERAD that the grant in question has been paid.

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asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason for the delay in payment of a calf subsidy to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary.

The person named has been paid his 1988 calf premium scheme grants. As his payment is being made with many others there is no particular delay in this case.

He did not apply under the 1988 cattle and equines headage, EC special beef premium or EC suckler cow premium schemes.