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- Written Answers — Animal Welfare Bodies: Animal Welfare Bodies (27 Oct 2005)
Mary Coughlan: My Department has in recent years made ex gratia payments to a number of appropriate bodies involved in the actual delivery of animal care and welfare services throughout the country. The funding available to any individual organisation is dependent on resources available and the level of demand and is therefore intended only as a contribution to the overall costs of the organisations. The...
- Written Answers — Domestic Abattoirs: Domestic Abattoirs (27 Oct 2005)
Mary Coughlan: These are commercial matters between a person selling animals for slaughter and the meat factory involved. However, the presence of a person or persons on the factory floor can only occur if it does not compromise the requirements of either health and safety legislation or meat hygiene legislation. The accuracy of weighing scales at meat plants is governed by the Metrology Act 1996. Under...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Oct 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The above named person's application under the installation aid scheme has been approved. Payment will be issued shortly by my Department.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Oct 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted two applications under the 2004 special beef premium scheme, in respect of a total of 27 animals. The first application, in respect of 14 animals for first and second age premium, was received on 6 January 2004 and the second application, in respect of 12 animals for bull premium and one for second age, was received on 29 October 2004. Of the 27 animals in question,...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Oct 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The position is that a number of meetings of the single payment advisory committee, comprising representatives from my Department, Teagasc and the farming organisations were held to discuss the rules governing the allocation of the national reserve. The most recent such meeting was held last week and I expect to be in a position to make appropriate decisions shortly.
- Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (27 Oct 2005)
Mary Coughlan: I have not taken a decision on the future of the early retirement scheme. The EU 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 — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Oct 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the single payment scheme national reserve under category B which caters for farmers who, between 1 January 2000 and 19 October 2003, made an investment in production capacity in a farming sector for which a direct payment under livestock premia and-or arable aid schemes would have been payable during the...
- Order of Business. (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Coughlan: That is what we need.
- Irish Unification: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Coughlan: An focal a úsáid gan ómós a thabhairt don Teach seo, nà Bertie rud ar bith ach an Taoiseach.
- Irish Unification: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Coughlan: Someone must make a decision.
- Irish Unification: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Coughlan: Tá mé ag caint thar ceann an Aire Gnóthaà Eachtracha, an Teachta Dermot Ahern, atá thar lear sna Stáit Aontaithe ar obair oifigiúil. Chomh maith leis sin, ba mhaith liom am a thabhairt sa dÃospóireacht seo don Aire Stáit, an Teachta Tracey, agus do na Teachtaà Glennon agus O'Connor. An bhfuil sé sin i gceart?
- Irish Unification: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Coughlan: I move amendment No. 1ââ
- Irish Unification: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Coughlan: NÃl gá ar bith dul ar aghaidh leis an leasú ag an bhomaite. Dá mbeadh cead agam, b'fhéidir go n-éireoinn as an mhéid atá le rá agam agus atá scrÃofa sÃos, mar tá sé an-deacair a bheith ag éisteacht lena bhfuil le rá ag go leor daoine anseo, nà amháin ó mhuintir Shinn Féin ach ón Teachta os mo chomhair chomh maith. I am delighted to see he is the last bastion of the...
- Irish Unification: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Coughlan: However, the PSNI has clearly staked a claim to the trust of all communities. If it is held back, that is due in no small measure to want of support in the communities it seeks to serve. It has earned that support. A vacuum in policing is in nobody's interest. It is certainly not in the interest of the communities most affected by the violence we have seen in recent months. The Government is...
- Irish Unification: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The plan will complement the extensive infrastructure investment programme in Northern Ireland and both the British and Irish Governments are committed to working together on this investment. The people of Northern Ireland will particularly benefit from the investments in the inter-urban routes between Dublin and Belfast and Dublin and Derry.
- Irish Unification: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Coughlan: Derry and the north west will also benefit from the substantial investment along the Atlantic corridor. Business throughout the island will benefit from improved journey times and enhanced access to key transport hubs such as ports and airports. Apart from the transport agenda there are huge challenges and opportunities to boost the island economy and quality of life through infrastructure...
- Irish Unification: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The United States Administration and members on both sides of the aisle in Congress have been with us when we needed them, every step of the way. The Deputy should know much about that in his constituency.
- Irish Unification: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Coughlan: I would like to conclude by remembering the victims of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, those on all sides who have suffered at the hands of paramilitaries.
- Irish Unification: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Coughlan: We owe it to the victims of violence on both sides, to their children and their grandchildren, to persevere and press ahead to implement the Good Friday Agreement.
- Irish Unification: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Coughlan: Some Deputies are not here as long as I am.