Results 2,081-2,100 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (29 Jun 2005)

Mary Coughlan: I have not received a copy of the video in question, which my Department requested from the journalist concerned on 17 June. As soon as it has been furnished, it will be viewed and immediate consideration will be given to what action if any might be taken in relation to its content. As I explained in my reply to Question No. 162 on 23 June, this event occurred during July 2002, almost three...

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

Mary Coughlan: Work is ongoing on the processing of applications lodged under the 2004 special beef premium scheme, with a view to establishing definitively the extent of the quota overshoot at an early date. This involves computer processing and, where errors or inconsistencies are highlighted in such validation, those cases require individual attention. Given the volumes of applications involved, it will,...

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

Mary Coughlan: The herd owner applied for four animals under the special beef premium scheme on 4 November 2004. On 8 December 2004, he received a letter with his cards, informing him that there was no record of these animals on the CMMS database. On 15 April 2005 a letter issued to the herd owner stating that the animals in question were being rejected because they were not updated to the CMMS database at...

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

Mary Coughlan: Arrangements for the transport of sugar beet to the Mallow factory is a commercial matter for Irish Sugar Limited. I remain confident that the company will be able to work out satisfactory transport arrangements to cope with the one-factory situation in Mallow.

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

Mary Coughlan: In excess of 17,300 applications have been received under the national reserve at my Department's office in Castlebar. A breakdown of these applications under each category is shown in the attached table. I should point out that since some farmers applied under more than one category some 23,000 files have to be examined. All applications are being processed at present with a view to...

Written Answers — Farm Safety: Farm Safety (29 Jun 2005)

Mary Coughlan: Farm safety awareness campaigns are not funded by my Department. Funding for the Health and Safety Authority, HSA — the State agency with responsibility for the administration and enforcement of health and safety at work — is from the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment, the parent Department of that authority. My Department is a member of the farm safety partnership committee...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for consideration in respect of the inheritance measure of the single payment scheme. Following processing of his application, the person named was advised that his application was, in fact, successful and that the entitlements established by his late son would be transferred to him. However, the person named was advised that the entitlements may only...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The appeal of the person named was not upheld originally by the agriculture appeals office. It was upheld, however, following a subsequent review of new information received. The agriculture appeals office sent written notification of this to the Cork office of my Department. An Post states that the notification was delivered but no record has been found to date of it having been received by...

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 445, 447, 450, 451, 452, 453, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 465, 467, 468, 470, 471, 477 and 479 together. As Deputies are probably aware, the event referred to occurred during July 2002, which is almost three years ago. As the matter is the subject of litigation, it would be inappropriate of me to comment on many of the issues raised in the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted ten applications for special beef premium in 2004 in respect of a total of 343 animals. Following computer validation, six animals on the second application, which was received on 6 February 2004, were identified as being under age and, therefore, ineligible for premium on the date of application. The animals have since been deleted from the application. One animal...

Written Answers — Animal Slaughter: Animal Slaughter (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The legislation which governs the slaughter of pigs in Ireland is the Slaughter of Animals Act 1935, the Abattoirs Act 1988 and regulations made thereunder and the European Communities (Protection of Animals at Time of Slaughter) Regulations 1995.

Written Answers — Animal Slaughter: Animal Slaughter (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The captive bolt pistol is approved under Irish legislation as an instrument for stunning. There is clear scientific evidence and practical proof that the captive bolt pistol is capable of not only stunning animals but killing them. The captive bolt pistol, using a standard charge, is suitable for the stunning of 500-600 kg cattle and is also adequate for the slaughter of pigs of 90 kg body...

Written Answers — Animal Slaughter: Animal Slaughter (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The level of overseeing on the part of veterinary inspectors in the case of a mass slaughter operation of farm animals is not defined. It is not considered necessary for a veterinary surgeon to be present at all time during such an operation.

Written Answers — Residue Testing Programme: Residue Testing Programme (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 463, 464 and 466 together. Details of porcine liver samples analysed under the national residue monitoring programme for the banned substance carbadox in the years in question are set out as follows: Number of Samples tested for Carbadox Irish Product. Year No. of Samples Taken No. of Positive Results 2001 62 1 2002 85 0 2003 103 0 2004...

Written Answers — Animal Slaughter: Animal Slaughter (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Coughlan: Under the provisions of the European Communities (Protection of Animals at Time of Slaughter) Regulations, 1995, a person engaged to slaughter animals in a slaughterhouse must have the knowledge and skill necessary to perform the task humanely and efficiently and be licensed by a local authority. The responsibility for ensuring that the person employed for slaughtering has the necessary...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Coughlan: Under the Government's decentralisation programme my Department's Dublin headquarters will be transferred to Portlaoise, my Department's laboratories in Cork and Limerick will move to Macroom and my Department's local offices in Cork city and Mallow will move to Fermoy. No other regional or local offices of my Department are included in the decentralisation programme. However, as part of a...

Written Answers — Lough Key Forest Park: Lough Key Forest Park (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Coughlan: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that I have recently given approval to Coillte Teoranta to enter into a joint venture arrangement with Roscommon County Council and Fáilte Ireland in the development of Lough Key Forest Adventure Park at a capital cost of just under €8 million. This project involves the leasing of 110 acres of land by Coillte for the venture. As Coillte was established as...

Written Answers — Plant Protection Products: Plant Protection Products (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The regulatory system for plant protection products is designed to ensure a high level of protection for man, animals and the environment. The authorisation process for individual plant protection products involves a detailed assessment of the degree of potential exposure of honeybees that could arise as well as an assessment of possible impacts on honeybees. Plant protection products are not...

Written Answers — Single Farm Payment: Single Farm Payment (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Coughlan: In general, the single payment scheme is applicable to farmers who actively farmed during all or any of the three reference years 2000, 2001 and 2002, who were paid livestock premia and-or arable aid payments in one or more of those years and who, or whose successors, will farm in 2005 single payment scheme. My Department has been aware, from an early stage in the negotiations leading to the...

Written Answers — Tuberculosis Incidence: Tuberculosis Incidence (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Coughlan: My Department operates an official bovine tuberculosis, TB, eradication programme through which farmers contribute by means of the payment of bovine disease levies on animals slaughtered and milk sold to co-operatives. In common with many other diseases my Department does not operate an official programme for the eradication of tuberculosis in farmed deer and therefore there is no...