Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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Question 179: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) will receive their grassland sheep money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13754/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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An application under the 2010 Grassland Sheep Scheme was received from the person named on the 10 May 2010 and was fully processed. In accordance with the provisions of the Scheme, the payment which issued on 4 February 2011, was based on the original Sheep Census return received from the person named, which indicated that the person named had seventeen breeding ewes.

Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 180: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment will issue to a number of farmers in County Clare under the Burren farming conservation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13762/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The Burren Farming for Conservation Programme is one of three schemes introduced by my Department using funding made available following the CAP Health Check; a total of €1 million per annum was provided for this Scheme out of the total amount available of €25 million, with the balance divided between the Grassland Sheep Scheme (€18 million) and the Dairy Efficiency Programme (€6 million). These Schemes are each projected to have a three-year life span – 2010, 2011 and 2012. My Department is currently finalising its verification checks and carrying out the required on-the-spot inspections at farmer level with regard to the Burren Farming for Conservation Programme. It is intended to issue payments to all applicants in the coming weeks.