Results 2,061-2,080 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (28 Jun 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The application for payment in this case was received in my Department on 9 June 2005 and is being processed in accordance with the timeframes set out in the protocol on direct payments to farmers. My officials are in correspondence with the legal representatives of the person named about penalties he incurred when he was in REPS 1.

Written Answers — Special Beef Premium Scheme: Special Beef Premium Scheme (28 Jun 2005)

Mary Coughlan: I have raised the issue of the breach of our national ceiling under the 2004 special beef premium scheme on a number of occasions with the EU Agriculture Commissioner, most recently during her visit here last week. I have put the case strongly that the overshoot arose as a result of the changeover to full decoupling with effect from 1 January 2005. My officials have also prepared and supplied...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (28 Jun 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The person named applied on 35 animals under the 2000 suckler cow premium scheme. A cross-check with the cattle movement monitoring system, CMMS, in October 2000 showed that five of the animals applied on were disposed of during the retention period for the scheme. Clause 22 of the terms and conditions governing the scheme in 2000 required an applicant to notify my Department of replacement...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (28 Jun 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted three applications, in respect of a total of 30 animals, under the 2004 special beef premium scheme. The first application, in respect of 15 animals, was received on 20 December 2004, the second application, in respect of 13 animals, was received on 24 December 2004 and the third application, in respect of two animals, was received on 6 January 2005. The advance...

Written Answers — EU Quotas: EU Quotas (28 Jun 2005)

Mary Coughlan: Under the EU sugar regime, each member state has a quota for manufactured sugar. There is no quota for sugar beet. The EU regulations stipulate that the quota must be made available to the sugar manufacturing enterprises in the member state. Accordingly, in Ireland the entire sugar quota is processed by Irish Sugar Limited, which is the only sugar manufacturer here. Irish Sugar Limited places...

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (28 Jun 2005)

Mary Coughlan: Before a recent audit of the rural environment protection scheme, European Commission auditors chose more than 50 files for audit. On their arrival, they selected a number of these for farm visits. In these cases they also wished to observe full plan-checks and on-farm inspection procedures carried out by my officials. The auditors indicated that my Department could notify the farmers of the...

Written Answers — Departmental Revenue: Departmental Revenue (28 Jun 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The accompanying information outlines the situation regarding total appropriations in aid (including charges) received in the years in question. Year A in A Change â'¬000 â'¬000 1995 312,235 — 1996 365,507 +53.2 1997 447,644 +82.1 1998 442,925 -4.7 The Department's appropriations in aid relate primarily to funding...

Written Answers — Suckler Cow Quota: Suckler Cow Quota (29 Jun 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The single payment scheme was introduced in Ireland with effect from 1 January 2005 and all quotas including suckler cow quotas have been abolished since that date. The person named did not submit an application to the 2004 suckler cow quota national reserve. The person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the single payment scheme national reserve under...

Written Answers — Tuberculosis Incidence: Tuberculosis Incidence (29 Jun 2005)

Mary Coughlan: As laid down in Annex A of Council Directive 64/432/EEC, as amended, the officially tuberculosis-free status of a herd is suspended when an inconclusive reactor animal is disclosed in the herd and remains suspended while the herd contains such animals of unresolved status. The directive provides a derogation which allows animals from such herds to be traded on the domestic market provided...

Written Answers — Sugar Beet Industry: Sugar Beet Industry (29 Jun 2005)

Mary Coughlan: A Commission communication on the reform of the sugar regime was presented to the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament on 14 July 2004 and was subsequently the subject of considerable debate within the Council of Ministers and also at official level committees. I also discussed the Commission communication with the new Commissioner when I met her bilaterally in Brussels on 20...

Written Answers — Direct Payment Schemes: Direct Payment Schemes (29 Jun 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The person named has been notified that the circumstances outlined by him did not satisfy the criteria for force majeure-exceptional circumstances under Article 40 of Council Regulation (EC) No.1782/2003. Following this decision, the person named submitted an appeal to the independent single payment appeals committee on 1 June 2005. A full review of the circumstances of the case will be...

Written Answers — Direct Payment Schemes: Direct Payment Schemes (29 Jun 2005)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 314 to 317, inclusive, together. The person named included a parcel of land on his 2004 area aid application that was also claimed by another herd owner. Both applicants were contacted and, as the person named did not have entitlement to the land, a penalty of between 3% and 20% was assigned to him and the matter was resolved in favour of the other applicant....

Written Answers — Direct Payment Schemes: Direct Payment Schemes (29 Jun 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The person named has been notified that the circumstances outlined by him did not satisfy the criteria for force majeure-exceptional circumstances under Article 40 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1782/2003. Following this decision, the person named submitted an appeal to the independent single payment appeals committee on 1 June 2005. A full review of the circumstances of the case will be...

Written Answers — Direct Payment Schemes: Direct Payment Schemes (29 Jun 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The person named, having been notified that the circumstances outlined by him did not satisfy the criteria for force majeure-exceptional circumstances under Article 40 of Council Regulation (EC) No.1782/2003, submitted an appeal to the independent single payment appeals committee. Following a full examination of the circumstances outlined in the appeal, the independent single payment appeals...

Written Answers — Direct Payment Schemes: Direct Payment Schemes (29 Jun 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application in respect of three animals under the 2004 special beef premium scheme on 5 October 2004. Following computer validation, it was found that the three animals in question had been sold prior to the end of the regulatory two-month retention period. Under the terms and conditions of the 2004 special beef premium scheme, it was appropriate that these...

Written Answers — Veterinary Regulations: Veterinary Regulations (29 Jun 2005)

Mary Coughlan: In my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 535 of 28 June, I outlined my general views on the points raised by the Competition Authority in its recent letter to my Department. With regard to the specific points raised in the letter from the Competition Authority, I fully accept the need to promote competition in all sectors of the economy. In this regard, my Department proposed certain...

Written Answers — Direct Payment Schemes: Direct Payment Schemes (29 Jun 2005)

Mary Coughlan: It is not envisaged that, in the short term, there will be any significant change in the number of personnel employed at inspector level in DLOs as the change will demand the introduction of a new inspection system, with more integrated inspections. The regulations require that 5% of all applicants must to be inspected in respect of the eligibility of the land declaration under the single...

Written Answers — Tuberculosis Incidence: Tuberculosis Incidence (29 Jun 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The attached table sets out the number of herds under restriction on a county by county basis for bovine tuberculosis and bovine brucellosis for the period requested. The figures show a considerable improvement in the national situation for both of these diseases since the beginning of 2000. The substantial improvement in the disease situation is due to a number of factors, including improved...

Written Answers — Direct Payment Schemes: Direct Payment Schemes (29 Jun 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for consideration of his circumstances under the second tranche of the force majeure-exceptional circumstances measure of the single payment scheme. Ill health of his son was cited on the application form as giving rise to the circumstances outlined. However, additional medical evidence was requested in support of the application. This was received on...

Written Answers — EU Regulations: EU Regulations (29 Jun 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The parliamentary question refers to the decision of the High Court on 6 March 2002 and the Supreme Court decision of 16 July 2003, and while the name of the case was not included in the parliamentary question it would appear that the question refers to the decision in Vincent Browne v. the Attorney General. The Supreme Court in this case decided that an EU regulation can only be transposed...