200 Mr. O'Leary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the total amount paid to date by way of grant aid to applicants in relation to the operation of the LEADER II Programme in County Kerry; and the total amount paid to date under this programme towards the administration of the scheme. [14557/96]

As indicated in the reply to a similar question on 25 June 1996, the approval of local project applications for grant aid and the actual payment of aid is a matter for the groups approved to administer local business plans. I will ask the groups involved in County Kerry to provide the details requested directly to the Deputy.