Results 2,341-2,360 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (11 Oct 2005)

Mary Coughlan: Compliance with good farming practice is an obligation for farmers participating in the following schemes: compensatory allowances, installation aid, the on-farm investment schemes, REPS and the scheme of early retirement from farming, in which it applies to transferees. Compliance with good farming practice is one of the undertakings checked in the course of on-farm inspections relating to...

Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (11 Oct 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The national action programme for the implementation of the nitrates directive sets general limits on the application of chemical fertiliser and organic manures, including poultry litter, to land in line with crop needs, as well as setting down requirements on the timing and method of application. Detailed draft regulations to give effect to the action programme have been published by the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 Oct 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 single payment appeals committee. Following a full review of the circumstances outlined, the appeals committee recommended that the original decision taken by...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 Oct 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted four applications in respect of a total of 49 animals under the 2004 special beef premium scheme. As animal passports were not submitted in respect of seven animals, only 42 animals were potentially eligible for payment. Following computer validation of these applications, it was found that seven animals were not recorded on the CMMS database as being in the herd of...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 Oct 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application requesting consideration in respect of the inheritance measure of the single payment scheme. Following an initial examination of the application the person named was requested on 9 February 2005 to submit a copy of the deed of transfer. This information had not been received by 11 August 2005 and the person named was advised that his application was...

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (11 Oct 2005)

Mary Coughlan: I have not taken a decision on the future of the early retirement scheme. The European Council regulation covering the current scheme will expire in December 2006. The Council regulation on rural development for the period from 2007 to 2013 again includes provision for member states to operate early retirement measures. No decisions have yet been taken regarding the schemes to be operated in...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (11 Oct 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The information requested by the Deputy is set out below. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 â'¬m â'¬m â'¬m â'¬m â'¬m â'¬m â'¬m â'¬m Overtime €9.640 (£7.592) €9.885 (£7.785) €9.695 (£7.636) €9.640 (£7.592) 21.871 20.517 10.800 9.13 The average amount paid to each employee in receipt of...

Written Answers — Animal Identification Scheme: Animal Identification Scheme (11 Oct 2005)

Mary Coughlan: A reply on this matter has now issued to the Deputy. Under the scrapie programme the flock in question was restricted on 12 January 2005. Following receipt of the genotype results, the tagging arrangements employed were in accordance with the tagging regime used for all positive flocks. The colour-coded tags used, green, blue and orange, are designed to assist with flock management by...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 Oct 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The single payment scheme project will deliver computer systems to deal with all aspects of the single payment and the disadvantaged area scheme, including land information, the establishment and trading of entitlements, cross compliance and payments. The Department opted for the earliest implementation date allowable. Details of the relevant regulations have been subject to ongoing...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (11 Oct 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The latest call for proposals under my Department's research stimulus fund specifically includes research projects on biofuels, as well as projects relating to other non-food uses of crops. The outcome of this call is not yet available but the nature of the projects to be funded will depend on the proposals received.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Oct 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The person is an applicant for grant aid under the installation aid scheme. Certain outstanding information is still awaited from the person concerned. His application will be reviewed as soon as this information is received.

Written Answers — Compensation Schemes: Compensation Schemes (12 Oct 2005)

Mary Coughlan: On 17 August 2005, I announced a number of enhancements to the voluntary national genotype programme, NGP, aimed at encouraging greater participation in the programme and, in particular, to encourage the genotyping of rams in advance of the introduction of a compulsory breeding programme. These enhancements were introduced following discussions between officials of my Department and...

Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (12 Oct 2005)

Mary Coughlan: No deal was negotiated between my Department, the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the farming organisations about compensation for farmers in the Shannon Callows. The question of compensation for those farmers is a matter, in the first instance, for the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and I understand that discussions on the matter...

Written Answers — Shooting Rights: Shooting Rights (12 Oct 2005)

Mary Coughlan: Coillte Teoranta was established as a private commercial company under the Forestry Act 1988 and day-to-day operational matters are the responsibility of the company. The allocation of shooting rights is a matter of an operational nature for Coillte. I understand that Coillte now allocates game bird shooting rights over Coillte lands through a competitive tendering process that is open to gun...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Oct 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The persons named have submitted an application for consideration in respect of the inheritance measure of the single payment scheme. A letter requesting supporting documentation was issued on 22 February 2005. This documentation had not been received by 23 August 2005 and the applicants were informed that unless the required documentation was submitted their application could not be...

Written Answers — : (12 Oct 2005)

Mary Coughlan: Payments under the 2005 disadvantaged areas scheme have commenced and a payment amounting to €4,126.60 under this scheme will be made to the named person within the next few days. Payments under the single payment scheme are scheduled to commence on 1 December 2005 in accordance with the provisions of the relevant EU regulations.

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (12 Oct 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The detailed information requested by the Deputy covering a five year period is being compiled and will be sent to him within one week.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (12 Oct 2005)

Mary Coughlan: With effect from November 1998, the Minister for Finance sanctioned expenditure of not more than 0.2% of subhead A.1 — Salaries, Wages and Allowances, in respect of ex gratia payments or other awards to individual staff members or groups of staff by way of recognition for exceptional performance of duty. Awards under this provision can be made in the case of all grades below assistant...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (12 Oct 2005)

Mary Coughlan: Deloitte & Touche has been en-gaged on two contracts since 1997, both ofthem in the capacity of independent certifying body for the Department's CAP guarantee accounts. The first of the contracts was awarded in 2000 to cover the three year period 2000 to 2002. The value of this contract was €317,054. It was awarded a further contract, again following an open tendering process, in 2003, for...

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (13 Oct 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application requesting consideration in respect of the inheritance measure of the single payment scheme. The application has been processed and the person named was advised on 4 May 2005 that his request for inheritance under the scheme has been successful. The transfer of entitlements to the named person was subject to revision following a review of his case. A...