279 Mr. Cotter asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a farm grant payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

This grant cannot be further processed until the farm visit fee which was recently requested from the applicant has been received.

280 Mr. Cotter asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a farm grant payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

This grant will be paid shortly.

281 Mr. Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason for the delay in payment of a suckler grant and beef subsidy to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry.

The person was originally deemed ineligible for payment of grants under the 1991 special beef premium scheme because he sold four animals without submitting cattle identity cards for these animals to my Department for checking, stamping and punching as required. Following a review of this case, however, it has now been found possible to pay the premium on the remaining five animals subject to the application passing a computer validation check.

He has been deemed ineligible for payment of grants under the 1991 suckler cow premium scheme because he was a commercial milk producer and he did not apply for grants under the 1991 suckler cow premium scheme for small scale milk producers.

282 Mrs. T. Ahearn asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a beef premium payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary.

This person has been paid his grants under the 1991 special beef premium scheme already.

283 Mrs. T. Ahearn asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a suckler cow grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary.

The person named has been paid his 1991 EC suckler cow premium scheme and beef cow and equines headage schemes grants already.

284 Mr. Crowley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a brood mare grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Cork.

My Department does not operate a brood mare grant scheme. Three applications under the foal registration incentive scheme received from the person named have been processed and will be paid shortly.