531 Mrs. Geoghegan-Quinn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when a FEOGA grant will be paid in full to a company (details supplied) in County Galway. [1212/97]

The company has lodged a claim for the payment of grant-aid awarded under the FEOGA marketing and processing scheme. Under this scheme, my Department is responsible for checking the validity of such claims, a procedure which is currently being undertaken. When this process has been completed and the claim has been validated and certified, the payment will be made shortly thereafter.